RE: [Paddlewise] Tsunami from Chilean Earthquake and West Coast

Probably don't camp on islands in earthquake prone areas per news item as
follows:

Tsunami Hits Robinson Crusoe Island After Chile Quake

SANTIAGO - Chile's remote Robinson Crusoe Island was hit by a huge wave
after a massive earthquake rocked the country and aid ships had been sent to
the rescue, President Michelle Bachelet said Saturday.

The island, part of the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, lies some 700 kilometres
out in the Pacific from the Chilean mainland

Source:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/02/27/10/tsunami-hits-robinson-crusoe-islan
d-after-chile-quake

DL

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 12:57 AM, John Kirk-Anderson
<jka_at_netaccess.co.nz>wrote:

>
>
> After seeing first-hand the aftermath of the 2004 Asian Tsunami I'm well
> aware that should nature have moved a little differently then it would
have
> been more than "CNN Showbiz".
>
> John... I'm glad the water stopped before you had some damage. It's
interesting how the tsunamis generated by the Chilean 8.8 earthquake were so
different in their results and heights as they impacted the land forms
around the Pacific. In Chile, in areas I have long dreamed of paddling,
there was significant damage very quickly after the tremors. Makes you think
twice about how to select safe camping areas. The ones we are attracted to
(with nice non-dumping beaches)  turn out to be the worst and the ones most
difficult for kayaks (steep-to or cliffs) seem to be the best.

Thanks for the update.


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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