I'm just kiddin' Paul, any paddlin is good paddlin, I actually support my
club's flat water side by attending a couple of their trips each year and
pretend I'm enjoying it! Those trips are as much as social event as anything
else and I'll admit can be fun. Heck, I even treat "rafters" with respect!
Sorry to hear about the aches and pains, I know a bunch of guys who became
butt boaters cause their knees would not hold up to OC-1ing anymore.
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, "Grip" said:
Ahhh.... there's the problem, excuse me, my allergies started acting up
when
I viewed the pic, my allergy to "flat water" that is.....don't paddle
anything less than class III.....and no little scouts to contend with.

I bet your boat is a lot more maneuverable than mine too.

I'd love to do some whitewater again, but right now I'm paddling placid
rivers to try and recapture some of the joy I had canoeing and to get some
fitness back, since thanks to 25 years of ever increasing joint pain I
can't cross country ski, orienteer, backpack, canoe, mountain bike or run
any more.

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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
please excuse my typing, but my whole left arm is in a cast. and i don't
mean _the king and i_.