Recovering Photons
Published October 29, 2005 | 
Well, it’s Saturday and I think I’m starting to come back to life. I have a new photo gallery up now from the symposium. The layout is a little different so I could get the pictures a bit bigger. You can click that little “enlarge” tab on the window to fill the screen now. Neeto!
http://www.kayakwisconsin.net/kayaking-pictures.html
So, my favorite British phrase at the moment is “Nappy Cream”, which I’ve needed by the gallon to sooth the blistering rash I got from my hydro skins. By day two I was raw. Day 3 I had blisters. I didn’t mention that below, but during my Assessment my under arms were raw meat and it burned like hell to paddle. Thank God for adrenaline and fear. Even covering the raw skin did not help much. Now I have to pay for it. . more nappy cream please! Preferably Burt’s Bee’s Baby Bee!
I also wanted to mention that you can now pre-order THIS IS THE SEA 2. Probably a good idea to pre order if you want the video in your DVD player by Christmas.
http://www.cackletv.com/us-store.html
Off to Rutabaga in Madison to day for our end of season party. All the instructors get one last romp on Lake Monona. I’d better get my almost-drysuit out again. Sure wish I had my Dry, dry suit. been waiting quite some time for that replacement. . .
Thanks to everyone who has posted, emailed & “blogged” all sorts of nice things about my passing my assessment. I will have your checks in the mail soon. . . 
I thought I liked you guys, but now I know what liars you all are!!!!!!!!!!
-d
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3 Responses to Recovering Photons
Some darn nice images there, Derrick. Thanks!
Do you have vent holes drilled in your bulkheads? Before I put them in my Explorer, we were crossing the sound one afternoon when my buddy pulled up next to me and said “Is that your hatch hissing?” When I stopped paddling I could hear it. I looked back and the cover was almost round, like someone shoved a black ball into my hatch.
“Would you mind de-pressurizing that back there?”
He barely got a finger under the lid when it just blew off. Sounded like a giant cork. I almost capsized, figured my boat had exploded.
Thomas
Hi,
Thanks for that.
Good thought on the hatch covers. I’ve not done it yet, being a bit adverse to extra holes, but does seem pretty logical. New hatch covers are especially bad that way. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll go crazy and get out the drill. ..
I drilled the vent holes (1/32nd as I recall) several years ago and have indeed noticed a difference. By the way, I covered mine with a small piece of Gore-tex repair tape to allow for breathability while prevent water seeping through that tiny hole. Seems to work.