That's probably good advice. I just realized that my home in Lafayette is in Tippecanoe County. I need to meditate on that.TomB wrote:Doug: With your last name, I would be weary of either a kayak or a canoe.
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Cynth wrote:I guess I was in the wide type of kayak---both times were on lakes. Both kayaks I was in allowed you to simply fall out or push yourself out of the kayak when it went over, so you did not have to roll it. I flipped a number of times (trying to get started on a very wavy lake, not the normal thing at all) and could get out instantly. Definitely check about this if you go kayaking. I can't roll a kayak, so it would be very dangerous for me to use one of the other type.
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If you go for the canoe, here is an excellent instuctional book - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... ce&s=books It covers everything - how to pick up and carry a canoe by yourself, portage, securing to vehicles, strokes, paddles, ect.
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Paddle boat! One with the bicycle-type propelling device. They're stable enough for amateurs, you plan to be on flat water anyway, and you can probably find one that would hold (at least) a picnic basket.
My sisters and I were subject to forced camping vacations on the Tennessee river and I would have been ecstatic with anything that would get me off the shore without waiting for Dad to be in the mood to start up the boat. The big innertubes always got a workout, but they were't much good for exploring shorelines.
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PS--How many of you can claim to be able to sleep overnight in a hammock? It's tricker than it sounds.
My sisters and I were subject to forced camping vacations on the Tennessee river and I would have been ecstatic with anything that would get me off the shore without waiting for Dad to be in the mood to start up the boat. The big innertubes always got a workout, but they were't much good for exploring shorelines.
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PS--How many of you can claim to be able to sleep overnight in a hammock? It's tricker than it sounds.
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Something to keep in mind is that canoeing and swimming go hand-in-hand when you're learning how to paddle a canoe. (They tend to tip over) This is a little fact that I *forgot* to tell my wife when I took her on her first canoe/camping trip to the Boundary Waters.
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Something to keep in mind is that canoeing and swimming go hand-in-hand when you're learning how to paddle a canoe. (They tend to tip over) This is a little fact that I *forgot* to tell my wife when I took her on her first canoe/camping trip to the Boundary Waters.
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Well Will O'B, what the heck were you guys doing in that canoe? We've only gone over once in about 15 years, and that was on a weird turn in a river. I was glad I had my lifejacket on though. The river wasn't too deep, but the current was fast and I couldn't get up. We always wear life jackets. Those big lakes would take some swimming to get back to civilization.
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I like kayak because it's a palindrome. If you get thrown out of a kayak, have you been "dekayaked?" - another palindrome! I believe the longest single-word palindrome in the English language is "detartrated," a chemical term.
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Heheh (oops, another accidental palindrome there...)! You're gettin' there, Cynth!Cynth wrote:Well, kinI'll be!
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When I was little my Grandad used to say "Have you kacked?" when he saw you emerge from the lav. What he meant was "Have you managed a number two?"djm wrote:Sorry, that's called being "kacked".SteveShaw wrote:If you get thrown out of a kayak, have you been "dekayaked?"
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