Ah the best laid plans of mice and men. Seems a big storm beat me to Cape Decision and Coronation Island. As I approached Cape Decision an "intense 995 milibar low pressure system" rolled in. 30-35 Knot winds with gusts to 45 Knots out of the South (the direction I was heading) I though about waiting it out but all the beaches in the area were piled up with storm tossed logs. So rather than winning a Darwin award for trying to paddle into 35 Knots winds I decided to play it safe and stay alive. I will write you a full report later but in the meantime I am drying gear (I forgot to mention it rained buckets) planning where to paddle next week (I still have vacation time left and intend to us it. According to my wife the SPOT system worked including when I turned back for home. More on that later. Good to be home Bob *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 25 2008 - 20:44:23 PDT
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