I want one! I want one too!

Kitsune? or Kayak?

personally I want Kitsune---what a cutie!!!

Kitsune-- the chicks dig you!

well...I was talking about the kayak. But definitely Kitsune and the mangroves could be there, particularly if he brought food! ;)

No way man, sharks et al. freak me out, I wouldn't enjoy it. I have to force myself not to be freaked out in the lakes wondering what's down there. :worried:

Yes Bruce, the Brandywine, just south of Marshallton.

No way man, sharks et al. freak me out, I wouldn't enjoy it. I have to force myself not to be freaked out in the lakes wondering what's down there.

Well, then feel free to put in at one of the local rivers here in the Tampa area. You know, where there are less dangerous animals. Like twelve foot alligators.

I feel very uncomfortable in the local rivers because of them. They're much more visible, sunning themselves on the banks, and when you go past them they slide into the water, making their way over to you. Once they get close, they just dissapear beneath the surface and everything goes dead quiet. Once, I held very still when this happened and I felt him swim directly under my kayak -- the currents he created pulled on the boat, slightly. They are, however, really afraid of people. While out in a canoe, a friend of mine freaked out real bad when one swam over to him and prompty capsized on top of the poor creature. Instead of the expected chomp, the alligator ran like hell!

Sharks? You never see them coming. And hey, I'm in a fabric boat, so there's very little between me and whatever teeth are interested in poking at me. At least you guys have the hard shells!

But definitely Kitsune and the mangroves could be there, particularly if he brought food!

Off-topic, but I do think that is my next band name.

Really, though, I've had nothing but outstanding times in the Gulf. The worst experience I ever had is something you should learn very quickly and on purpose so it doesn't catch you by surprise: flip your boat. Paddle out to a nice, safe area, hold your paddle above your head, parallel to the boat, and lean. Its not so bad once you do it and it will happen to you at some point without you wanting it to, so do it so it doesn't freak you out in the future. Exiting is easy, but getting back in when you're in the middle of the water is tough. Consider getting a paddle float which will help you get back in.

Oh, and if you're in salt water, you should know that it goes straight up your nose when you flip. Burns like complete and total hell.

personally I want Kitsune

I don't float nearly as well as you might expect nor do I prefer being paddled. :)

To continue the off topic roll, sans paddle float:

Oh, and if you're in salt water, you should know that it goes straight up your nose when you flip. Burns like complete and total hell.

My doctor recently suggested a variation of this maneuver to relieve my stuffed sinuses. Unfortunately the context was not a scenic waterway but my head upside down in a sink while flushing a baster full of salt water through my nose. Burns like complete and total hell. He was right. My sinuses didnt bother me nearly as much. They didnt clear, but they were the lesser of my irritants. The kayak is sounding better and better.

Maybe you were using too much salt?

i've got a salt water swimming pool and no more sinus problems. they used to be a real biaatch.

It probably was too salty. I tend to overdo. And maybe I need the special pot just to fit my nose. The turkey baster was very tricky! I'm not that graceful to begin with.
I did have one fabulous opportunity to swim in a saltwater pool in Miami a couple years back. It was so very very wonderful. You are so lucky!

i'm spoiled. i won't even get in a regular chlorine pool anymore. lake, ocean, or salt water pool. that's it.

Hey....we're finding some common ground here, around our sinuses. I'm getting misty. ;)

ah, shaddup and wipe the tears away, it's just the salt burning your sinuseseses.

Next time, use a plain old water bottle with a squirt nozzle. It fits you nostril well, and you can squeeze it with just the right amount of pressure.

I used to have really bad nasal allergies during pollen season. Now, if I start getting a little sneezy, I rinse out my sinuses with warm salinized water. It works much better than any of the medicines I was trying. Use half the bottle on one nostril, then switch off and use the rest on the other.

How often would you rinse out during pollen season, compared to taking a pill once every 8-12 hours?