Ok, well the problem for you guys waiting for Skim Kayaks in Madison is that they are just not there yet. Of course I’ve talked to Skim and to Rutabaga and it’s just a matter of time. The two boats destined for Madison are somewhere west of the Mississippi and will arrive . . well, when they arrive. So please. . Don’t give poor Darren a hard time. In fact, he’s been pretty great about getting them here in the first place.

Then there is my Rockpool which after much time and yeah, a bit of frustration I finally have a delivery option. Using the company that Geoff gave me I can get it here for under $2000. See the boat was not done in time to send by ocean which would have been a ton cheaper. So I have no choice to use airfreight. Then when I compared it to the cost of just flying over, plus gas to drive, and lost time here (3 days). In the end 1886.38 is still no bargain, but it’s the best I can do with the time I have left.

On the upside Reed Chillcheater got all my new fancy duds to me in no time and I’m now fully kitted out for PR. Now here’s the thing. I plan to go using one big duffel. No more. Ever try to fit a month of your life in one big duffel? LOL! We Americans are way to material oriented. I remind myself of that each time I scratch another thing of my list that is NOT going to fit in the bag.