RE: [Paddlewise] Kayak Car

Bob,

Yvonne passed away September 7th, rather more suddenly than expected after
her long fight with cancer and a second stay at hospice. I miss her so much
my soul is wrenched and twisted some days here, but time will heal. As soon
as I can get my back surgery done, I'll work on a trip to Alaska before I
kick the bucket too. The Subaru would be nice to drive there. I called the
Alaska Kayak School, they had a used Valley Etain in carbon-kevlar sub
$3000.00 on E-Bay, but it had already sold. My 17 year old daughter wants to
get into the sport more seriously too. Life is still good, but I miss the
sea too among other things. 

Doug

Bob said:

Doug, Sorry to hear about your wife's health issues . My family will keep
you in our prayers.
The sea kayak can provide solace in difficult times. That I know well Peace
Bob

On 8/21/2012 11:27 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote:
> With my spouse now back at home from a critical stay at hospice, I 
> know her days are numbered. I'm caring for her 24/7 right now. My 
> teens are doing their own camping these days with their friends so it 
> was time to get rid of the GMC Safari AWD van. Great vehicle that 
> seats eight  but hard on gas and way too tall with my bad back for 
> hauling a kayak and getting it on and off or even getting in and out). 
> I looked around and liked the Volvo V40, Audi wagons (AWD models are 
> really nice), VW TDI wagons, etc, but settled on a used Subaru Outback 
> Limited (preowned). It has a great AWD system, a bit of ground 
> clearance (seems less spartan than the Forrester and easier to sleep 
> in when one misses a ferry, etc.), is low enough for my health issues, 
> and is a bit better on gas than the AWD van (I took out a Toyota Yaris 
> but couldn't pull the trigger). In Canada we can buy a small SUV by 
> Nissan called the X-Trail but most of these smaller SUVs are not real 
> off road vehicles so why pretend? And I don't do real off-roading 
> anyway - just moderate snow, icy/really wet roads, and the odd steep, 
> muddy put-in. Now I just need a carbon/Kevlar kayak I can lift and then
maybe I can go find some solace on a kayak road trip in a while here.
>
>   
>
> Doug Lloyd
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