[Paddlewise] Bad weather - lovin' it!

One side effect of getting a dry suit last year was something even I  
could not have predicted. Being as that I build the boats that I  
paddle, my time is split between the shop and being on the water. I  
honestly can't say which I like better.

B.D. (before dry suit) I would work in the shop all winter, paddling  
when the weather permitted, and conversely paddle more in the spring  
and summer months, building when I felt like it. Now however I find  
that I would rather spend those nice sunny calm weather days in the  
shop while paddling on the rainy windy days. Flat sunny days are  
frankly boring.

I was out on Lake Washington for a couple of hours today and  
yesterday. Today's weather: rain and wind. Fantastic. No drunken  
power boaters. No jet ski a**holes. Plenty of birds though.I saw two  
eagles successfully pull fish out of the water. Today I saw a pair of  
Canadian Geese with one new baby they were swimming around. The first  
I've seen this year. Drifting along in the rain I also sat and  
watched the swallows at work.

While everyone else is moaning about the "bad" spring we're having,  
I'm truly enjoying it.

Paul Montgomery
paul_at_paddleandoar.com
http://paddleandoar.com
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