Happy Monday!  Today I’m going to extract the Gear Pod from it’s under water tomb to see how it survived 2 days of total submersion.  The final review will be tomorrow.  However, if you follow along on Facebook you may get a bit of an advance look later in the day when we pull it out.

For today however, I want to share with you a trip report from the recent Washington Island Paddle Marathon Race held in Door County, WI., on June 19th.  Participants paddled a 22 mile course around the island which is located at the very tip of Wisconsin’s famous Door County peninsula. This report was written by Gary Simon of Milwaukee.  I like Gary’s report because it’s not so much about “racing” but about participation and learning which to me is the really important… and fun part of any event.   Continue reading →