So this is what it looks like at 5am, no, 6am here in Madison, Wisconsin.  You are looking across the street from our motel at the Alliant Energy Center where in just a few hours Canoecopia will be opening it’s doors for the last day of the 2010 show. Reports are that visitor numbers have nearly doubled this year over last which made for a lot of warm fuzzy feelings in among the regulars.

And this just in from the rumors department… It seems the owner of Boreal Shores Kayaks in Bayfield ran amok over the winter and bashed out a wall of his shop… (I’m sure Chris will like me describing it that way.   Now everywhere he goes people will be talking about him… “There goes Chris,” they’ll say, “Running Amok.”)   Of course the truth is that I just got all long winded in telling you he’s done some remodeling and you should check it out if you get up his way.

Last night Justine Curgenven introduced her new DVD with a 1 hour compilation that gave the audience a good feel for everything contained in the 3 hour full version of “This Is Canoeing”.  Of course as she said, you need to buy a copy to see it all.  From what I was able to see last night it looks great.  It’s certainly Justine giving canoeing the “This is the Sea” treatment with a lot of added refinement that comes from the experience of her years of experience filming in the wild and on the water.

And by the way who knew  ACA kayak coach extraordinaire, John Browning would dance all night long?

So for today I hit the show floor, then hit the water.  I’m going to run over to the P&H booth and see if I can get my fat behind into a Cetus low volume.  Remember folks, don’t let anyone tell you a kayak is wrong for you.  Try it, and figure it out yourself.  With that in mind, if I can get in the little thing I might spend some pool time with one and let you know how it rolls.

And speaking of rolls.. This afternoon I’ll be in the pool with Steve Scherrer.  I think there was some paperwork telling me all the technical details about how to get my boat in there, where to dress and all that but of course I didn’t read anything.. so I need to go figure all that out. Which means less time to actually worry that I’ll blow something.  I’m sure I will.

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