> > Well, at least I had the intent! Isnt that 9 tenths of the law? And > > while I never left the Lake Mead campsite, the rest of the folk camped > > upriver the next two nights. Unlike Mark, I have done this trip before. Several of us did this about 3 1/2 years ago and I had no problem packing all of my gear the Gulfstream that I was paddling then. I was so organized that I made a list of where in the boat each item went. Well this year, I had a choice of 2 different boats. I really didn't want to take my glass NF Shadow so I opted to take my plastic Capella. So far, I haven't camped out of either of these 2 boats. When I got my gear outside of my boat, my wife laughed and said it would never fit. I was seriously looking to see if U-Haul made trailers that float that I could tow behind my boat. Boy was I surprised when I got everything in and still had my day hatch completely empty, ready to take on my repair kit and signal kit plus any incidentals like a camera, etc. I didn't even need to use the deck bag that I have only used when camping. About a week before this trip, I had finally gotten over the cold/flu that had been keeping me down for about 2 weeks. Friday morning, my friend Patrick showed up and we loaded his boat and gear onto my car and we headed up to Lake Mead Campsite. Halfway there, my throat started to get a bit sore and I thought I had been talking too much. My 11:00 PM on Friday, I was considering how I could return home and not leave Patrick stranded. By 3:00 AM, I was feeling like I had died and was definitely going home. Nobody had room on their cars for Patrick's boat and he reluctantly said he'd go back with me. That's when our trip host asked Mark if he'd mind driving me home - and Mark without hesitating said yes. So I gave my car keys to Patrick who promised to put a lock on my boat and he should be showing up here sometime within the next 5-6 hours. I will say that Mark really turned this non-paddling trip for both of us into an adventure. Steve Holtzman Southern California __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3939 (20090316) __________ 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 16 2009 - 15:28:36 PDT
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