Thursday, September 29, 2011

Out of the woods, but not on the water

Ventral hernia repair went well; Home now recovering setting up for some excitement with the Iron Mushroom and NCC challenges this weekend.
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Hats off to Mark P (manitoucruiser) for pulling the Iron Mushroom together and Dawn S. (sandybottom) for the North Carolina Challenge; both will be participating respectfully in their events; No paddling for the Capt'n., I am down and out for 6 weeks...
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Good Luck to all!!
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The Capt'n

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

A Day In The Life


Homecoming dances; Out west adventures; Paddling trips and what? .... Surgery.
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Not to dampen any ones spirits, but it has been raining here in Wisconsin; a much needed rain, but when it rains it pours.
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Big week for me as the girls are returning to Lake Mills - WOO HOO!!
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Marissa coming out for the Lake Mills High School Homecoming gala; Emily coming home from a whirlwind adventure in St. Louis and Las Vegas - photos (participating in medical field work experiences); Me getting ready to settle in and watch the NCC and the Iron Mushroom Challenges; Along with the final planning for our 5 day Wisconsin River Trip. - Questions loom, not sure of my level of participation; shuttle boy comes to mind.
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But just to make things interesting I'll throw in a quickened (I have an obstruction) surgery. So I will be under the crusted spoon and have a Ventral Hernia repaired on Wednesday, They will be putting in some chain linked fencing for good measure.
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Just another day in the life of an aging broken down Lilly dipper paddle duffer.
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The Capt'n

Monday, September 12, 2011

What a glorious weekend

I can't say that the Cats were having much fun floating around under a postponement flag, but I sure was; glass like conditions made for a glorious paddle. The wind did build in the afternoon and they got a couple of races off, but not before I blazed past them with 36 sq feet of mylar..... and a paddle.
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John and I paddle / sailed Mendota up to Picnic Point; that is the state capitol in the background. The second season of paddling is upon us and I am loving it. If you have never experienced Autumn and the fall colors, you are missing out on one of nature's most spectacular times.
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"The sail, the play of its pulse so like our own lives: so thin and yet so full of life, so noiseless when it labors hardest, so noisy and impatient when least effective." -Hank Thoreau
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The Capt'n

Friday, September 2, 2011

The Labor Day weekend is upon us; the last push for summer dwellers in the area. Those of us that live here year round look forward to the second season, Indian summer - the harvest.
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Just a banner morning as Beth paddles the reed grass, sun straining as it moves across the sky; the air dense with humidity, the warm breeze.... aah yes - The Capt'n