[Rhodes22-list] Happy Halloween!

[Wally Buck]

I couldn't get away from work but we hit the lake Friday night heading out 
in the dark upriver to our favorite cove. The stars and the moon were very 
bright and we dropped anchor about 8 PM. I wanted to go for a swim but the 
water seemed a little cold. We later went swimming and it was quite brisk.

Saturday we had record temps in the low 80s but little wind. I spent most of 
the time fishing, reading, and messing around in my kayak.  Saturday 
afternoon we rafted up with a friends Sea Pearl and he cooked up some Shrimp 
Gumbo for dinner. We managed to consume quite a few beers, wine, then some 
Bailey's. The stars were out Saturday and it was one of the clearest nights 
in a long time.

Sunday morning we woke up to thick fog. I enjoyed a couple of expressos as 
the fog burned off listening to Jenny snooze in the cabin. Later I went for 
a long paddle in the kayak enjoying the solitude. We relaxed at anchor until 
early afternoon and then headed home.

I purchased a used Sea Eagle kayak a year ago and it is great. I can inflate 
it in the cockpit using the foot pump and I can get on the water in under 15 
minutes. I have the tandem model and it is rated for use up to Class IV 
rapids. It has self bailing drains that close or open. It is very 
comfortable and can hold up to 850 pounds! It is quite long (almost 14 feet) 
and very stable. It is very easy to get in and out of when pulled along side 
the Rhodes. It doesn't track as well as a real kayak but it does better than 
I expected.

Wally


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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Happy Halloween!
>Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 07:37:26 EST
>
>Anne,
>I had a break from work so I went sailing both Thursday and Friday
>afternoons. Not much wind either day, but a bad day of sailing beats a good 
>day at work.
>Temps were in the middle 70's, swim suit weather and no shirt. :)
>
>Rummy
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