Re: [Paddlewise] FW: Whale Hunt

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote:

> Well, Craig, if you're bored you can read my latest trip report from
> yesterday.
>

I was bored but Pam showed up and we went all went over to Kristy's house
(my daughter) for grilled salmon steaks on a cedar plank (yum) and paddling.
Unfortunately Pam ran out of time and had to drive back to Seattle (3 hrs)
and get to bed in time to go to work today. I see Pam so seldom since she
moved that we spent too much time sitting around yakking. :(

Pam left her F-1 with us so that Sue and Kristy and Hailey could give it a
try. I took Kristy's German exchange student, Connie, out in it and she was
a natural. It probably helps that she is a member of a rowing club in her
home town. I'm not a (ahem!) ACA Certified Level 2 Touring Instructor like
Pam is, but I managed to teach both Connie and Kristy how easy it is to put
the F-1 on edge and hold it there. Kristy was actually surprised to find it
was so stable. Michael (Kristy's hubby) paddled my F-1 (which is a bigger
version of the standard in much the same way Pam's is a smaller version of
the standard) and seemed pleased. His normal ride is a Nimbus Telkwa so the
contrast must have been stark.

> I
> figured while I was paddling home focused on the nasty wind and waves there
> were whales cavorting all around me and laughing!


Whales are like that. They'll hold their breath extra long just to frustrate
you. You need to make yourself stand out from the paddling crowd. I'd
suggest wearing an inflatable bucket on your head. No whale could hold its
breath very long around you that way. :D

Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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