Re: [Paddlewise] The Brothers Islands (long post)

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net>wrote:

>  There has also been the inward journey of spirit and desire. The past
> present and future has been opened up and pondered. It has been a good trip
> Indeed.
>
> Rev... I'm glad to see that you are well and back in a kayak and telling us
about your adventures. It's normal for us to reflect on our past as we move
from one form of family life to another. And it's healthy to change focus.
Just as we no longer play with toy cars in the backyard or cruise the
boulevards late at night with our buddies (well, most of us) our lives move
into a different arena. Not necessarily worse, just different.

I told my daughter when she wondered whether having children will be too
great a change that she won't notice the change much. I reminded her that
just as she no longer plays with her Barbie dolls once she is a mother she
will remember the things she used to enjoy but will be focused on a new
adventure.

It would not surprise me if you didn't find that spending more time in one
area and exploring it more fully becomes more satisfying than those long
mile-eating paddles were.

Good luck... keep paddling... and keep writing.


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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