[Paddlewise] My $200 paddling day

Had a brisk little paddle in the rain and wind today for a couple of  
hours. Afterward I went looking for a kayak shop that I had seen on  
the internet. On the way I thought I heard my strap making noise so I  
pulled off into a small parking lot at a mountain trail head. All was  
OK so I pulled back out - right into a ditch. Seriously thought that  
I was going to roll, but all that happened was my front license plate  
and holder came off. The whole truck was resting on the bumper.

The ditch is impossible to see. A parks employee came by and said  
someone else did the same thing 2 weeks ago. She pulled out an iPhone  
and asked it I wanted a picture. "Might as well get SOMETHING out of  
this". I called 911 for a tow truck and they sent the State Patrol.  
They in turn called the tow truck. $200 later I was free to go.

And the kayak shop I was looking for? Just someone's house who has a  
website. I just turned around and went home. Very very safely.

If you get an email of this picture in a couple of years with some  
bogus story, you'll know how it REALLY was.

PaulMon

http://picasaweb.google.com/kayakster/Kayaking#5334689707645523650

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