On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > > We were all surprised when the plane came in for a landing! It could have > been the Spruce Goose for all I know!! It made for a fun day on the water, > though! > Amazingly calm water too. I am sure it was a Grumman.... not sure if it was a Goose or Mallard. I had a friend near Everett, WA whose hobby was to restore them; they were all wood and beautiful. A flying service in Miami used to use them to run passengers back and forth to the Bahamas in the 60s. > > I always hope it will get a little cold here at Xmas, but I'll hope for > clear skies! I'm sure we could get a contingent to make a visit! > > I'll appreciate the change in your hopes from cold to warm and sunny. By the tme Xmas comes around I'll be thoroughly tired of cold. However the ice retreated and the lake has been clear but very windy the past two days. Global warming is only a couple of degrees, after all. I should be paddling but I took a nap instead. :P Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 18 2009 - 16:05:52 PST
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