> From: Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu> > Subject: [Paddlewise] Is this thing working > Finally got on the water Friday after about a > two year hiatus. We paddled out of Ridgefield > and onto the Columbia River. The weather was > partial sun and clouds, with moderate > temps and a nice breeze blowing down the river. > My seventy year old body was not battle hardened, > and I had to chase everyone else all day. Even walking > on the soft sand beach at lunch was a challenge. > But it felt good to be outdoors again, > and the ospreys were friendly. I know the feeling, totally! During an extended weekend I did a lot of photographing (birds musicians, and so on), carrying either the D600 (often with the AF-S VR 80-400), or the Nikon V1 with something lighter. Felt like a whole day at the gym afterwards, could barely move around on Monday! My, what over two years absent from paddling, and three months after the heart attack, it really tired me till I felt like I was close to dying. And I am not really back to my normal self yet! So planning & training, before returning to paddling, and regular exercising, as much as I can, that's imperative - I know that now! Good luck, Brad! yours, Tord *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jul 16 2013 - 05:07:58 PDT
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