Bradford R. Crain wrote: > Wow, traffic on Paddlewise has really picked up. I'm having a really > hard time getting any work done. On the subject of flutter, I've never > been able to get my paddle blade to flutter...what am I doing wrong? > I can honestly say that I'm not too worried about getting run down and > trampled by a caribou while paddling (well, maybe a little). However, I > would be terrified to be pursued by a polar bear or grizzly bear while > on the water. Has anyone ever measured their swimming prowess and lived > to tell about it? > > Brad > Was it Nigel Denis and his wife who did the coast of Labrador some time back, and who were forced into sleeping in their kayaks as a result of a polar bear who paced them along the shore? I may (probably) have elements of the story completely wrong and ass-backwards, as it was some time ago that I read the article/web page where their trip was described. I don't recall that they actually had to try to outpaddle ... no, that's not right, polar bears don't paddle ... outpace the bear in the water. But the thought was certainly in their minds if the bear decided to swim out to where they were hovering offshore. -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jul 21 2009 - 15:28:52 PDT
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