Hi Craig, On Sunday, October 28, 2007, at 9:47:00 PM PST, you wrote: > Thanks for this little vignette, Melissa. I'm so happy you survived > what is so obviously a deadly encounter between a sea kayak and the > sea. That particular paddle is not to be taken lightly anyway. Yes, even on a mild day like Sunday was, I still have to try my best to remain just shy of totally stupid. This can represent a struggle at times, but I'm beginning to see the sense in it. > Interesting that you are paddling in an area that has some > significance for my family. My wife's mother is a member of both the > Quinault and Chinook tribes and my wife is due to get her membership > in the Quinault sometime "soon". I hope I'll have my own "guide". I hope all goes well with your wife's membership! When that happens, will she--and you--be spending much time out here? I've always wondered what a sailor like you is doing so far inland. How do you do it? If I'm inland for any more than a week or two, I begin to manifest peculiar and unhappy symptoms (claustrophobia, upset brain, saltwater deprivation, etc.). Even my car slows down its rusting process. Very sad. While I do appreciate the beauty of many inland areas, I need to be where I can smell the salt air, and launch myself off the edge of the continent. Get me back to the sea now, and no one gets hurt! :-) -- Melissa *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 30 2007 - 01:16:49 PDT
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