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"Wayne.B" wrote:

Harry Krause writ:

Snipper found some Steinbeck to rewrite and claim as his own. This,
of course, is cheaper and easier than actually visiting these places.

And a lot easier than composing your own prose, Steinbeck or
otherwise. Snipper is right however about the scenic beauty on the
west coast of Kansas, with those quaint little one convenience store
towns every 20 miles, and those great gleaming grain elevators
reaching to the sky. I think Steinbeck may have had a few words to
say about Oklahoma, just south of there.

I wouldn't worry too much about Skipper's boating CV, particularly when
yours consists almost entirely of bobbing for bluegill.

BTW, Wayne, does the B. stand for bitch.

--
Skipper

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Harry Krause wrote:

What I've noticed about the West Coast is that coastal ports are few and
far between.

And I've noticed that some eastern metrosexuals plunge into panic mode
if they can't get to their favorite Motel 6 by 4 in the afternoon.

--
Skipper

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Harry Krause wrote:
wrote:
Skipper wrote:
wrote:

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.
Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.
Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.
The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)
And lest we forget:

"Some quality there is in the whole Gulf that trips a trigger of
recognition so that in fantastic and exotic scenery one finds oneself
nodding and saying inwardly, 'Yes, I know.' And on the shore the wild
doves mourn in the evening and then there comes a pang, some kind of
emotional jar, and a longing. And if one followed his whispering impulse
he would walk away slowly into the thorny brush following the call of
the doves. Trying to remember the Gulf is like trying to re-create a
dream. This is by no means a sentimental thing, it has little to do with
beauty or even conscious liking. But the Gulf does draw one, and we have
talked to rich men who own boats, who can go where they will. Regularly
they find themselves sucked into the Gulf. And since we have returned,
there is always in the backs of our minds the positive drive to go back
again. If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it
is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky
and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back if we live,
and we don't know why."

John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez

--
Skipper

So how many years since *you* have been to the Sea of Cortez, and when
are you next going back?



Why do you believe he was ever there?

There were some photos posted here in the NG, years ago now, that
somebody found on a charter fishing web site if I recall correctly. The
charter operator had taken some snapshots of his customers, and one of
them included "Dave Mann, from Derby, Kansas" reeling in some modest
little fish. I absolutely believe that he has been a guest aboard
charter fishing boats in the Sea of Cortez. He doesn't post about his
charter fishing excursions down there and in So. California all that
much, because they are far from the most interesting adventure he ever
reported here.

I'd love to see any photos of the 30-foot waves, taken from the gascan
lined cockpit of his 22-foot Bayliner, but I can't fault him for not
furnishing any. If I were busy peeing and crapping myself, trying to
shut up a screaming wife, hanging on with both hands and praying for
deliverance I probably wouldn't bother to take any photos, either. I'm
sure that faced with hurricane force winds and breaking storm waves
that exceeded the LWL by almost double, that's exactly what I, or most
anybody, would be doing. I've got to tip my hat to Skipper on that
one...I don't have a sea story that even comes close in the "lucky to
survive this incident" category, nor do most boaters who might have any
incidents they feel lucky to have survived. :-)

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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:21:20 -0600, Skipper wrote:

BTW, Wayne, does the B. stand for bitch.

You can always tell that the argument has been won when the name
calling starts.

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"Wayne.B" wrote:

Skipper wrote:

I wouldn't worry too much about Skipper's boating CV, particularly when
yours consists almost entirely of bobbing for bluegill.

You can always tell that the argument has been won when the name
calling starts.

Bingo!

--
Skipper

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 26 Feb 2006 08:51:06 -0800, wrote:


Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.


Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)

I would much rather be sunburned than suffer a case of mold.

Neptune has smiled on Pacific NW boaters. During the summer months, our
mold dries out just a bit and turns a beautiful nut brown that any
unsuspecting non-native might actually mistake for a real suntan.

What did the Seattlite say to the Pillsbury
Doughboy?..................."Nice tan!!"

However, we when do get our annual sunny weekend we don't have Clue One
about how to properly react and you will see a high percentage of the
population with second degree sunburns at work come Monday morning. I
have heard a rumor that hospital emergency rooms are overwhelmed with
people frightened about the mysterious red "rash" that is covering the
bodies of entire families.

Did you know that one of the hottest markets for sunglasses is in the
Pacific NW? Seriously, true. I have two theories about this; the first
being that if our normal and gorgeous cloud cover ever becomes
defective enough to let a suggestion of sunlight actually beam through-
panicked NW'ers run out and make frantic purchases of sunglasses so
that they will have every possible defense at hand in case of aned
actual "solar emergency." The second theory is that the number of days
when sunglasses would be useful are so few and far between that few
people remember where they stored their still-new sunglasses after the
one day of "solar emergency" they wore them last year.


What day does Summer fall on this year in Seattle Chuck? ;-)

BTW: I read your "Destinations" story about Lund, BC in the latest
Nor'westing magazine, as well as the CO poisoning story by Jeff
Rencken.........enjoyed them both. Have not read the others yet.

Nice magazine Chuck!

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 26 Feb 2006 08:51:06 -0800, wrote:


Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.


Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)

I would much rather be sunburned than suffer a case of mold.

Neptune has smiled on Pacific NW boaters. During the summer months, our
mold dries out just a bit and turns a beautiful nut brown that any
unsuspecting non-native might actually mistake for a real suntan.

What did the Seattlite say to the Pillsbury
Doughboy?..................."Nice tan!!"

However, we when do get our annual sunny weekend we don't have Clue One
about how to properly react and you will see a high percentage of the
population with second degree sunburns at work come Monday morning. I
have heard a rumor that hospital emergency rooms are overwhelmed with
people frightened about the mysterious red "rash" that is covering the
bodies of entire families.

Did you know that one of the hottest markets for sunglasses is in the
Pacific NW? Seriously, true. I have two theories about this; the first
being that if our normal and gorgeous cloud cover ever becomes
defective enough to let a suggestion of sunlight actually beam through-
panicked NW'ers run out and make frantic purchases of sunglasses so
that they will have every possible defense at hand in case of aned
actual "solar emergency." The second theory is that the number of days
when sunglasses would be useful are so few and far between that few
people remember where they stored their still-new sunglasses after the
one day of "solar emergency" they wore them last year.


What day does Summer fall on this year in Seattle Chuck? ;-)

BTW: I read your "Destinations" story about Lund, BC in the latest
Nor'westing magazine, as well as the CO poisoning story by Jeff
Rencken.........enjoyed them both. Have not read the others yet.

Nice magazine Chuck!


The difficult aspect when predicting summer up this way is that it has
historically occured on a wide variety of days between the June
solstice and the September equinox.
You never know just when that sneaky little season will make its brief
appearance.
Some years we sit around the waterfront pubs from October 1 to well
past Thanksgiving and debate whether that patch of sunlight on July 8th
of the sweltering 79-degree day on August 11th constituted summer.

One thing upon which we nearly always agree, even the sailors, is that
no portion of June
will ever be considered "summer" in the Pacific NW. Forget the calendar
and the public school schedule. If we have our true "summer" day in
early July, it will surely not occur before the 4th of July (or any
extra days alloted for 3-4 day weekends) is past.

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"Skipper" wrote in message
...
wrote:

There were some photos posted here in the NG, years ago now, that
somebody found on a charter fishing web site if I recall correctly. The
charter operator had taken some snapshots of his customers, and one of
them included some modest little fish. I absolutely believe that he has
been a guest aboard charter fishing boats in the Sea of Cortez. He
doesn't post about his charter fishing excursions down there and in
So. California all that much, because they are far from the most
interesting adventure he ever reported here.

Your story about the photos is another of your prevarications, Chucky.
Why is it lying comes so easy to used car salesmen?

--
Skipper

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think I
still have a copy.

RCE

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RCE wrote:

Your story about the photos is another of your prevarications, Chucky.
Why is it lying comes so easy to used car salesmen?

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think I
still have a copy.

Yes, please DO post the photo. He ***is*** lying...again.

--
Skipper