Re: [Paddlewise] Swimming Under the Golden Gate Bridge

I'm sure you pulled something out of the symposium that was useful. I doubt 
I'd ever benefit from a symposium these days - but I'd love to spend some 
quality time with these higher-end coaches in a more informal session where 
one can go beyond the orthodoxy of isntructor/student and gleam some 
insights into these better than best paddlers who have the credentials 
issued in real experience.

Mark, you're a pretty special guy and I'm sure most of us on the list felt 
your dissapointment with your 1st day.  But you did get some quality swim 
time in and we all know how much you like swimming from your boat, er, let 
me rephrase that... :-)

Hope to meet you some day. There's lots of good paddlers down your way; lots 
of skilled kayakers...but I don't know too many paddlers that have as much 
fun with the sport as you. Just remember that.

Doug

 Doug,
>
> In a short time, I'm sure my frustrating day will turn into a great 
> memory,
> but I'll always think the decision made was wrong. You're right though, I
> think the spring tide was at its highest of the year, but I'm not 
> positive.
> Jen is always great and soothed my ruffled feathers and I guess talked 
> Sean
> into letting me paddle the next day despite my nakedness, although he
> certainly still stressed proper dress to the Gortexed the next morn. I
> figured that was still for my benefit, as he seemed to be preaching to the
> choir.
> I haven't had a lot of formal instruction and quite a bit that I've had 
> I've
> found disappointing, but on my next day I had good instructors who make 
> you
> realize there is a lot you can learn out there.
> The good ship Lollygagger gave me her hundred days last year, so now it's
> time for her to visit Craigslist and find a new home. Perhaps with a new
> boat, I'll have more confidence to explore more of the CA coast that I 
> know
> I've neglected.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Lloyd
> Mark,
>
> Thanks for the candid remarks. Sounds like there was some learning going 
> on.
> To me that's a great symposium.
>
> I think there's big spring tides on now so the GGB waterway would be
> expected to be moving along.
>
> I wonder if Jen would have done things differently.
>
> If you want to tour some of that coast, why can't you head back out some
> other time? I'd be all over that coast if I lived in California.
>
> As for symposia, me being on the sea does pretty much most of the 
> teaching.
>
> DL
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