Melissa wrote:


I love being engulfed in fog (again, especially if it's in a
situation where I feel confident of my navigational capability in the
area), as being sensitive to sounds becomes ever more of an issue.
On my local waters, foggy paddling also provides some nice wildlife
surprises that can "pop up out of nowhere"...like whales, seals, and
the occasional sea lion, harbor porpoise, or even a shark.

That reminds me of paddling in complete darkness not too long ago. I
found it to be a frighthening experience, especially since it was in a
long tunnel with a couple of bends and a drop in which sound bounced off
walls and where dozens of other equally "blind" boaters were paddling
somewhere near me, sometimes with much bigger and faster craft (three or
four person canoes) than my 2 metre (6'7") playboat.

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