Brad, Sounds like a nice trip. Too bad you got skunked on the fish. Here in the O.C. you see plenty of fish, but they are all the Garibaldi and you're not allowed to catch them! Well, we should all cut back on our mercury intake anyway!!! Perhaps we should all switch over to whale meat. JUST KIDDING!!! Thanks for the trip report. It's nice to hear about paddling in the nether regions. I'm a bit tired of the same ol' same ol' out here! Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net -----Original Message----- Subject: [Paddlewise] Tripped Report Six paddlers left Port McNeil and headed for an island in the Broughton Archipeligo to the east of Vancouver Island. We prepared for our tripped by enduring 10 days of temperatures near 100 F in Portland, Oregon, with a maximum of 106 F. Our 8 days of camping consisted of 55 F days with moderate winds, fog, and occasional steady rains. I had forgotten the joys of shivering. But no worries mate, for I had brought along 2 sets of rain gear, 3 pile jackets, wool socks, 3 ski caps, and 2 backpacking stoves, 1 thermos. In other words, I was determined to live through this adventure. My campanions likewise frequently looked like x-country skiers. Brad *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Aug 19 2009 - 19:02:57 PDT
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