Re: [Paddlewise] Eddy currents and down river racing

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:38:37 -0700
Craig Jungers wrote:

> Nice story Peter... I loved the bits where you met a beautiful woman on
> every race.

That was just to hold you to the end, Craig.

I can not imagine a hard 19 hour paddle at a sustained race pace.  I've 
done 12 hours of sustained hard paddling with an hour of rest in the 
middle, under "conditions" carrying gear and food for two weeks, and 
despite only achieving some 27 nautical miles of displacement, found plenty 
to see and enjoy en route ... but that was in the Queen Charlottes, where 
almost every stretch was fascinating.  A beautiful woman as a partner I did 
not have; if she could have held up her end, she would have been welcome, 
though!

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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