[Paddlewise] Andrew McAuley

I have just returned from the Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK) annual
forum, where there was a tribute to Andrew.

Before the keynote presentation by Nigel Foster and his wife, Kristin
Nelson, on their Labrador expedition, Paul Caffyn gave a brief summary of
Andrew's journey, including his courageous decision to return to Tasmania on
his first attempt. Paul was at Milford Sound waiting for Andrew to arrive
and said he felt hollow when he learned of the upturned kayak.

Dave Winkworth, a friend of Andrew's from Australia, then gave a very moving
description of Andrew as someone very special, but also very normal, who
would have felt comfortable sitting in the audience of paddlers about to
watch someone else's journey.

Dave then asked, if when next paddling our favourite piece of water, we
could pause and raise our water bottle to the memory of Andrew, a
fellow-paddler.

A fitting tribute.


-- 
John Kirk-Anderson
Banks Peninsula
NEW ZEALAND
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