4/15/08 Ken and Barb suggested it was time we put a few more miles into one of our paddle. I couldn't argue with that, we've been a tad lazy lately and coming off a 90 degree weekend it seemed the right time for a bit of a work out. So while I was up for anything, Team KB decided for a harbor paddle when we found rather unexpected wind and waves upon our launch from the Coast Guard beach. Barb would have been happy to never leave the harbor, but I always say you've got to at least stick your nose out to see what conditions are really like. But the constant head wind was a bad sign and when we hit the outer water conditions could only be described as FUN!!! So to make someone happy, we decided to put our miles in in the harbor. Turning back into the harbor, we could at least have a bit of fun trying to catch the swells rolling in. We hugged the west side of the jetty trying to ameliorate the wind a bit. I paddled close by the jetty to satisfy my jonesing for big rocks, but paid the price with a grinding cross-over of a barely submerged rock. I continued to add texture to my pristine boat by paddling next to the sea wall and through the private dock pilings. Pretty pathetic that most of the scratches on my boat now come from a harbor paddle! With the wind at our backs, we got a bit warm as we paddled down around Lido Isle. Still it was a pretty day with the occasional sun battling the threatening clouds. On the long haul back against the wind we could at least blame Barb for our predicament-had we gone even for just a BAR paddle, we'd have the wind helping us home! But at least the chat made up for the mundane scenery. Right past Kevin Costner's house we zaggeg past the dredging barge for the final paddle back behind Balboa Island. Ken's long mileage resolve was ebbing in front of the continued winds and the decision was to head back to the CG beach. Barb went right for the beach, but Ken and I put in an extra .2 of a mile to bring us to an impressive 8 miles on the day! Not as far as we'd hoped, but we had to save our energy for the carry back to the parking lot! Perhaps we had better intentions on the start of the day, but we still managed to have a nice day on the water. Having cut our paddle shorter than we'd planned, we realized we didn't manage to fit in all our chat and so reassembled at a local regal burger joint to fit it all in. Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com> wrote: > > > Right past Kevin Costner's house we zaggeg past the dredging barge for the > final paddle back behind Balboa Island. Thirty years ago everyone used John Wayne's house as a marker for where they went in the harbor. I wonder if it's the same house. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Craig Jungers wrote: > [In Newport Harbor] Thirty years ago everyone used John Wayne's house as > a marker for where they went in the harbor. I wonder if it's the same > house. Times change. Nowadays the landmark in Del Mar is Brad Pitt's house. When I was a kid (mid-1950's), Lucy and Desi had a house on the cliff at the south end of Solana Beach overlooking Del Mar. Desi would chase you off if you came up the driveway. Usually a bit loaded. Sometimes a lot. Yes, I really am that old. Older, actually: my first surfboard, at age 13, was made of balsa. Still got the scar where the skeg whacked me upside the head. Now where is that Metamucil ... oh, yeah, Depends. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hitching up my britches and tightening the belt just under my sternum I am reminded of a skateboard I used to have. It was a Logan Earth Ski made of solid red oak. The one before that had clay wheels until I found out how quickly clay wheels liked to stop but the rider didnt. Wait till my grandkids tell their grandkids that great granddad used wood covered epoxy boats. Freaky old oil agers! > Yes, I really am that old. Older, actually: my first surfboard, > at age 13, was made of balsa. Still got the scar where the skeg > whacked me upside the head. Now where is that Metamucil ... oh, > yeah, Depends. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Craig Jungers wrote: > > > [In Newport Harbor] Thirty years ago everyone used John Wayne's house > as > > a marker for where they went in the harbor. I wonder if it's the same > > house. > My mother in law would always take out of town company around and point out different "star's homes. Of course she made it up as she went. She felt that the guests would go back home happy and who cared if that really wasn't John Wayne's house. Steve Holtzman Southern Calif __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3029 (20080415) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
That reminds me of a story told to me by a kayaker who grew up on the island of Hawaii: Her father felt sorry for tourists who flew all the way to Hawaii to go beachcombing and didn't find any shells, so he would pick up seashells elsewhere and scatter them on the more popular beaches for tourists to find. Chuck Holst > My mother in law would always take out of town company around and point > out > different "star's homes. Of course she made it up as she went. She felt > that > the guests would go back home happy and who cared if that really wasn't > John > Wayne's house. > > Steve Holtzman > Southern Calif *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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