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Hey Les, Are you headed to Walden tonight? Barring any late afternoon t-storms, I'm planning to go. Lorrie

Hi Jason, Phil and I plan to attend. Look forward to seeing you Saturday!

Yes we are back from a very special trip to Wales. Phil just posted many pics on FB-will speak with him and see if we can't organize a coherent trip report to post. The only catch on the return trip aside from the paddle against the Gulfstream was a baggage glitch and unintended stopover in Montreal!

We have stuff to unload as well and would be up for getting together for a sale and paddle.

Sorry we'll miss this but will be away...

He MAY be speaking from personal experience since he has a spouse who really crashes when her blood sugar levels drop either on the water or skiing in the woods in Winter. Can be hard to tell the difference when cold conditions are present which is the problem...

Phil and I will join you. See you in the am.

Pru, I have a Standard Horizon Submersible and like it. I'm definitely not a techno geek either-the less buttons to fiddle with the better!

Ha, another job for Pirate Duckie! Will have to send him in to retrieve the cousin of my yellow devil Duckie :-)

Welcome back to NSPN, Patricia. Look forward to meeting you on the water-as Les said, lots of us feel rusty at this point in the season!

Many thanks, Scott for taking the time to do this. Lots of great info and resources!

My pirate duck could take his ship any day...

I plan to attend thtis one as well. Thanks, Lorrie

I'd like to attend. Thanks!

How unfair. Doesn't Doug know about the little button that lets you edit? He's not supposed to post the wet exit, only all of the successful rolls and balance braces that preceded it!

Hello Bob, Welcome to NSPN! If Suz's NDK Explorer doesn't work out for you, I definitely recommend the Season's Pass with Charles River Canoe & Kayak. My husband and I both got started kayaking this way and it's a great option. Relative to purchasing a kayak, it is not that expensive. You can take out any of their boats anytime they're open on the river, both plastic and glass. We found it was a really good way to get to spend a lot of time trying out various boats and figuring out what worked for us. They also had an option with the season's pass for a certain number of take-away days, i.e. where you can take the boat out on the ocean. This worked well too, because once I found a boat I liked, I was able to take it on a camping trip on the Maine Island Trail for a week to see how it suited me for that purpose. So by the time I actually purchased my first boat, I was confident it was a good choice. My husband and I both felt if we had not done the season's pass first and had the opportunity to spend a fair amount of "butt in boat" time, we would not have made nearly as informed a decision and would likely have needed to move on from the first boat more quickly. We live just a half hour away from Charles River, so that also made it really easy for us to get there after work for an hour or two, etc... In addition, if you take an intro level class with Charles River, they allow you to come and practice in between sessions using their boats for free. So I think the first class we took was 3 weekly sessions, and we had access to their boats for that time period. Much depends on what you are looking for, and how quickly you progress. We eased into the sport fairly gradually this way, until it became a full-fledged addiction. The only potential downside is you might not spend as much time out on the ocean without your own boat. But for us that was ok that first season and when we were ready we were very happy with the boats we ended up with. Good luck and look forward to meeting you on the water or at a pool session! Lorrie

Because if he jumped off a 20 story building, there would actually be air for him to breathe as opposed to a mass of swirling water to inhale. It is all about how much risk one is willing to take coupled perhaps with the belief in one's invincibility. Too much risk for me. And yes, the voice mail to Mom is interesting-"just out doing a little boating"???

Hi, I was able to access the link-here are the details: Event Date: 04-December 10 (Single Day Event) Help us kick off the holiday season in style!!! This is one of the main NSPN opportunities to meet & mingle with many of our members at all skill levels. You don't want to miss it! Annual Holiday Party Where: Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA When: Saturday, December 4th, 2010 Time: 6:00 pm to 10pm B.Y.O.B. & Potluck Party.... we do it so well! NSPN members have legendary high culinary standards! Soda and large-ish metal bins with ice will be provided. additonal details coming soon.... - slide show - raffle - year end awards - trivia game Directions to Gould Barn: From the south, take Rt. 1 north exit off of Route I-95. Follow that to Rt. 97 west into Topsfield. At the stop sign, the library will be on your left and a small side street immediately before the stop sign is on your right - that is East Common Street . Take a right onto this street and park in the lot on the right that is for the Emerson Center/Congregational Church. From the north, take I-95 south to the Topsfield Rt. 97 exit. Proceed to Congregational Church on the right and Town Common on the left. Make a left turn onto Route 97 East, for 1/2 a second and then take a SHARP left onto East Common St and park in the lot on the right that is for the Emerson Center/Congregational Church. There is some parking on the street or at the far left end of the church lot closest to the Barn.

Glenn, glad to hear you've recovered and are back on the water. I think you and Sir Christopher could have a contest for the "most likely to end up on a rock without water underneath" award

Hi Suz, I posted the workshop on the Wild Turkeys site and extended an invitation for them to join us as well, with your contact info, so if you hear from folks south of Boston that's likely where they are coming from. Lorrie

I'm totally in for the Sucking at Seakayaking video!

I'm totally in for the Sucking at Seakayaking video!

Enjoy

Doug, you may want to see whether the Ibuprofen or Naproxen Sodium is better on your stomach. I found the Naproxen Sodium actually gave me worse GI issues-may be my system. Also, I second the opinion of listening to your body and if it's telling you to rest, take a break and get it checked out. I learned this the hard way with knee pain I chose to ignore a number of years ago and kept pushing. Your body does talk and sometimes it better to ease up for a short period vs doing further injury and paying the price for a longer time...

And this is why I rely on my super geek of a husband's weather forecasting for the days we choose to paddle.