Re: [Paddlewise] Offshore Oil Rig Awareness by Kayak Crossings

   Imagine if all that gulf oil drifts across the Louisianna, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Florida Gulf Coasts, gets sucked through the Florida Keys,
and is propelled northward along the Eastern seaboard of the United States
by the Gulf Stream and makes it as far as the Canadian Maritime provinces.
Not saying it will, but just imagine the worst-case scenario. If I lived
on Cape Cod, I'd be getting nervous. If I had a home in Mobile or Panama
City or Cape Coral, I'd be furious.

BRC

Quoting Duane Strosaker <strosaker_at_yahoo.com>:

> Kayakers,
>
> Ibve never been a person with a cause. But the disaster at the oil  
> rig offshore from Louisiana has made me realize the risk we face  
> with oil rigs along the Southern California coast. As a sea kayaker  
> who loves to cross to our Channel Islands, Ibve often paddled by  
> our offshore oil rigs. I appreciated them as aids to navigation,  
> often using them as a stepping stone in foggy weather. I also found  
> a certain beauty in them, with their towering size, the hum of the  
> machinery, and their lights shining bright at night. But since the  
> Louisiana disaster, I see them in an entirely different light. Yet  
> many Southern Californians don't even know we have oil rigs off our  
> coast. I'm going to paddle my kayak to each and every oil rig to  
> help people become aware of them.
>
> Follow my blog:
>
> http://socaloilrigaware.blogspot.com/
>
> Duane
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