RE: [Paddlewise] Loss

Thanks John. Service is this Saturday. Hopefully I will have enough closure
to move forward and start taking care of myself next. I need to get this bad
back dealt with and get back into some good paddling, where I left of when I
got married in 1991 at least in terms of not being tied to a spouse, though
I suppose I have my two girls to get through post secondary and out into the
real world. By then I hope to be well enough to get into some hardcore
paddling again too. Thanks to everyone for the back channel condolences.
This post may be not so paddle related, but I and we owe a debt of gratitude
to our spouses and partners who are gracious enough to allow us time to
share on these forums over the years.  

Doug

Hi Doug,

Really sorry to hear of your loss, a tough time.

My thoughts are with you.

JKA


John Kirk-Anderson

PO Box 409
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand

JKA_at_snap.net.nz

+64 21 634 448




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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