Fiona wrote:

i can't imagine having to ask permission to launch a kayak.
i know it is done in the grand canyon ,
but the concept flies in he face of what i thought
kayaking was all about.
we are lucky ,
the rivers are not crowded here and the ocean is always open.

The problem is that there are people who don't much care for what you
think kayaking is all about :-( The ocean being open isn't much use if
you can't access a piece of coastline to get into it...

Pete.
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