Corpus Christi Halloween Paddlefest at Port Aransas Friday Oct 28 thru Monday Oct 31, 2011 Our Corpus Christi Kayak Club (about 100 members) will host a repeat performance of last yearbs successful Corpus Christi Paddlefest at IB Magee Beach Park at Port Aransas. We will invite kayakers from 18 other Gulf kayak clubs to join us for the 4 days. We can drive, camp and kayak right from the beach. This will be our 3rd year with 60 to 80 kayakers attending in 2009 and 2010 (see pictures at http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/574451343cetFNS and https://picasaweb.google.com/johnsonkw1/Paddlefest201002# ). Please let me know as soon as possible (1) if you plan to attend, (2) how many in your party, (3) which days, and (4) if you can volunteer to help newer paddlers. E-mail Ken Johnson at johnsonkw_at_earthlink.net Corpus Christi Paddlefest this year will include: 1. Guided kayak tours of 1-Shamrock Cove birding refuge, 2-Historic Lydia Ann Lighthouse, 3-Circumnavigation of Harbor Island to see lots of dolphins, 4-paddle along the Padre Island canal homes, 5-Corpus Christi Bay around the city and the Lexington Aircraft Carrier, 6-Aransas River or Nueces River, and 7-dunes on Padre Island all depending upon how many sign up and how many volunteers we have. 2-Group camping right on the beach with restrooms, cold showers, and parking right next to your campsiteb&all compliments of IB Magee Beach Park ($12/night for primitive camping right on the beach with up to 8 people and 2 cars per campsite (see park description at http://nuecesbeachparks.com/facilities.html ). And there are lots of hotels/motels/restaurants/beach shops right next to the beach in Port Aransas for those who are adverse to camping. 3. Try out new demo kayaks, compliments of Rafael (Mayan Seas Kayaks) and Duane at T G Canoe Livery. Also, volunteer kayak club members will provide tips and advice to new kayakers and let them try out their kayaks as well. 4. Group dinners around the group beach fire with special live music. Beach BBQ catered for those who would like to participate and sign up for Saturday night. 5. Halloween costume contest with scary tales told around the beach fire Saturday night. 6. Basic kayaking instruction for those who want to improve their strokes or learn how to roll or surf. 7. Bring your own kayak and gear to sell or swap. Expect good weatherb& Statistics for Nov: 98 record high, 75 avg high, 55 avg low, 28 record low, 2nd driest month of year with only 1.74" of rain avg) Avg wind speed of 11.6 mph (5th lowest month). If weather looks bad, we will slide the event back one weekend to Nov 5-7, 2010. P.S. Halloween is my birthdayb&Ibll be 79. So its my birthday and I can have a party if I want to! Bring party horns. Pictures of previous Paddlefest events can be viewed at: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/574451343cetFNS http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/198161460ssHycJ http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/319166449aIpjLD http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/72071744IlftNa http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/37225074MRMcTa *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jun 12 2011 - 15:45:48 PDT
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