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 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
You will be ready for night storm paddling soon!!! Glad you are enjoying it all. I find the rough water winter paddling encourages good skills for the longer summer expeditioning where I'd naturally be exposed to more severe conditions than closer to home in those same summer months. It's all good. You AD paddler, you. Doug L > 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 *************************************************************************** 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 May 13, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > You will be ready for night storm paddling soon!!! > > Glad you are enjoying it all. I find the rough water winter > paddling encourages good skills for the longer summer expeditioning > where I'd naturally be exposed to more severe conditions than > closer to home in those same summer months. It's all good. You AD > paddler, you. > > Doug L After paddling today I went to Half Price books and found "Alone At Sea" and three other kayak books. And it looks like this was autographed by Hannes Lindemann himself! A good read, lest I get to feeling too cocky ;) Paul Montgomery paul_at_paddleandoar.com http://paddleandoar.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/ ***************************************************************************
Doug Lloyd wrote: > You will be ready for night storm paddling soon!!! > Paul M wrote: Flat sunny days are frankly boring. Had my second day surgery of the past month today. Like Doug I prefer rough water paddling and like Paul I find flat sunny days kind of, well, - dull. But right now I'd welcome a flat day sunny or any day. It'll be two weeks before I can return to paddling. Which means I will have been on the water twice in the last six weeks. But don't feel sorry for me as I've turned a corner today. Even though I will have to wait 10 days before I know the results of this last bit they pulled out of me; I know I've got this thing beat. So instead of paddling I'm laying down paddling plans. Big ones. Gordin Warner *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Yeah, been thinking about you, even said a prayer for you, you big lug. My friend Dorathea (Mike Jackson knows her) is going through the whole b. cancer thing - what an ordeal. She insists paddling has helped her to keep perspective. Hairless and under chemo derision, she headed to Vargas with my used VHF the other week, and is off to God's Pocket soon. I asked her how she does it; how she can still paddle during this ordeal. I'm a whiner myself - bod not working, I'm off the water complaining to anyone who will listen. She says she's fine while on the water - upbeat, focused on staying perpendicular, in her glory, living the life (life being the operative word eh, pardon all the puns). She did say when she hits the beach though, she can barley navigate up the incline. But out on the water - that's incredible resolve, man! Staying perpendicular, that's the ticket, for paddling, and for life as long as we can. I've lost 3 co-workers to cancer this year, one just two days ago, 5, yes 5 others were also diagnosed with the big "C" this year alone struggling with their own battles now, and it's not even half way through the year. It's our demographic, Gordin. Nothing we can do really, though many of these folks are smokers. So, heal up, stay positive, stay humble, and get out there and paddle. Life is a short fling, that's it, then you are gone. Enjoy it, explore it, and use guide books at your own discretion. :-) How we get knowledge from words is an interesting aspect of being part of the human race. I know, being in a church it's scary how literally some folks take words in "The Guidebook." And enjoy the rough stuff. It's kind of fun not letting the sea bully you anymore - though ultimately it'll slap you silly and stomp on you if you push it. The grin you get taking it near the edge, or even within your arbitrary or self-set limits, is a salve for many ailments in life. Doug L > > Doug Lloyd wrote: > > >> You will be ready for night storm paddling soon!!! >> > Paul M wrote: Flat sunny days are frankly boring. > > > Had my second day surgery of the past month today. Like Doug I prefer > rough water paddling and like Paul I find flat sunny days kind of, well, - > dull. But right now I'd welcome a flat day sunny or any day. It'll be two > weeks before I can return to paddling. Which means I will have been on > the water twice in the last six weeks. > > But don't feel sorry for me as I've turned a corner today. Even though I > will have to wait 10 days before I know the results of this last bit they > pulled out of me; I know I've got this thing beat. > > So instead of paddling I'm laying down paddling plans. Big ones. > > Gordin Warner *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Footnote Gordin: just got back from my physician's office this morning, my heart has been "pounding" all week missing every other beat - he's ordered me to stop working my second job until end of June, then a reassessment. They just won't let me not work weekends at my second job. Blood pressure was 160/110. WAY too high. He wants me back cycling to and from my regular full time job again and said I should be trying to get more paddling in - have not done much of either since last heart surgery. So there, doctors orders. Get on the water. > Yeah, been thinking about you, even said a prayer for you, you big lug. > > My friend Dorathea (Mike Jackson knows her) is going through the whole b. > cancer thing - what an ordeal. She insists paddling has helped her to keep > perspective. Hairless and under chemo derision, she headed to Vargas with > my used VHF the other week, and is off to God's Pocket soon. I asked her > how she does it; how she can still paddle during this ordeal. I'm a whiner > myself - bod not working, I'm off the water complaining to anyone who will > listen. She says she's fine while on the water - upbeat, focused on > staying perpendicular, in her glory, living the life (life being the > operative word eh, pardon all the puns). She did say when she hits the > beach though, she can barley navigate up the incline. But out on the > water - that's incredible resolve, man! Staying perpendicular, that's the > ticket, for paddling, and for life as long as we can. > > I've lost 3 co-workers to cancer this year, one just two days ago, 5, yes > 5 others were also diagnosed with the big "C" this year alone struggling > with their own battles now, and it's not even half way through the year. > It's our demographic, Gordin. Nothing we can do really, though many of > these folks are smokers. So, heal up, stay positive, stay humble, and get > out there and paddle. Life is a short fling, that's it, then you are gone. > Enjoy it, explore it, and use guide books at your own discretion. :-) How > we get knowledge from words is an interesting aspect of being part of the > human race. I know, being in a church it's scary how literally some folks > take words in "The Guidebook." > > And enjoy the rough stuff. It's kind of fun not letting the sea bully you > anymore - though ultimately it'll slap you silly and stomp on you if you > push it. The grin you get taking it near the edge, or even within your > arbitrary or self-set limits, is a salve for many ailments in life. > > Doug L > >> >> Doug Lloyd wrote: >> >> >>> You will be ready for night storm paddling soon!!! >>> >> Paul M wrote: Flat sunny days are frankly boring. >> >> >> Had my second day surgery of the past month today. Like Doug I prefer >> rough water paddling and like Paul I find flat sunny days kind of, >> well, - dull. But right now I'd welcome a flat day sunny or any day. >> It'll be two weeks before I can return to paddling. Which means I will >> have been on the water twice in the last six weeks. >> >> But don't feel sorry for me as I've turned a corner today. Even though I >> will have to wait 10 days before I know the results of this last bit they >> pulled out of me; I know I've got this thing beat. >> >> So instead of paddling I'm laying down paddling plans. Big ones. >> >> Gordin Warner *************************************************************************** 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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