Friday, June 1, 2007

Ramping it up - the clock is ticking

DANGER WIL ROBINSON DANGER... ABORT ABORT. 24 HOUR PADDLE CANCELLED DO TO VERY BAD WEATHER. THE CAPT'N LIVES TO PADDLE ANOTHER DAY

As SandyBottom put it in her blog a few days back, "Training Time is Getting Critical " I have the Sea Wind on the jeep and gear packed. The plan is to leave work around 4:30pm, be on the water by 6:00pm and go through the night and all day Saturday for 24 hours.

Weather is iffy so I think I will stay off the Wisconsin River as I have no cell phone service in that area, and safety is a major concern. See SandyBottom's blog on Preaching to the Choir and Paddle Safety. SandyBottom is the real deal, no matter what she tells you. A great friend and an extremely good expedition paddler.

So the plan is to paddle some local lakes that are connected by rivers. I know this area pretty well and it is a safe choices when the weather gets bad. And it looks like it will, but the next 4 weekends are critical to my training and ramp up to the MR340.

Off the couch and on the water - The Capt'n

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