[Daffynition]

You have my deepest admiration. I shy away from big white water when paddling.

I understand about training for an athletic goal .... trained for two, to climb Mt. Washington and the Presidentials. One thing it’s difficult to train for, is the weather.

I like this vid of the trek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cTjZzZOv3k

[TArcher]

>>One thing it’s difficult to train for, is the weather.

Heh, lightening above the tree line can be very exciting.

“I wonder what happens now”
—Ed Gillette regarding what it was like to be submerged by breaking waves generated by tropical storms whilst paddling to Hawaii.

I studied and watched the weather patterns carefully. No storms or fog to obscure visibility of/to the ships that clog the channel. The shipping traffic was the biggest danger. I tooted with my canned air horn and they honked back that they saw me, and all was well.

[TArcher]

>>You have my deepest admiration.

Thanks



FRiend.