Yep! Yer little corpuscles are screaming "Oxygen! Oxygen!". Surprised the
hell out of the kids! Was benjamin caught off-guard by the thin air? If
you were at 10323, it must've been darn cold, eh? Isn't it amazing that you
can go from sea level to over 2.5 miles up in such a short distance? Where
was the tree-line on Mouna Loa?
-----Original Message-----
From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 5:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Whole new twist on Fly Fishing
i'd like to see anyones attempt at cartoons of this.
ah, i did get the mountain walk. i was at 10323 ft in maui and mouna loa in
the big island is over 13000 ft.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cleveland, Kyle E.
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 8/27/2002 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: Whole new twist on Fly Fishing
Ah, Deri, but you see the water was too cold to use my longest stave!
;-)
Don't be so humble, Deri. I'm certain you not only could have pulled
the
entire entourage from the water, but probably could have fended off the
bear
with it as well! Though you say you're no cartoonist, we'd love to see
your
best effort on the webpage anyway, right guys? Would make a great cover
for
the CP yearbook!
In reality, though, the walking/wading stick I have is called a
"Folstaff"
that extends to five feet at the push of a button. At $75, it ain't
cheap,
but it's saved my arse from several soakings midstream.
I discovered many things during our holiday, such as:
1) Cellulite is not pretty regardless of nationality of the bearer!
2) Salmon turn red during the spawning run because they are actually
dying
on the way upstream. The red flesh is due to the decaying tissue. My
fishing guide played a practical joke on me by asking me to "hold" his
catch--the fish fell apart in my hands! The salmon were still alive
shortly
after spawning, but I have no idea how. If you tried to grab one that
got
caught in the shallows, your fingers might actually meet your thumb!
Oddly
enough, there was no aroma of dead fish, though hundreds were piled up
against the rocks and weirs in some streams.
3) The park rangers at Garibaldi National Park near where we stayed in
BC
asked women out to stay in their cars if they were in the middle of
their
monthly cycle. The odor of that particular biological function attracts
grizzlies and makes them rather aggresive.
4) I had forgotten the "mountain walk" at 10,000 feet. The mountain
walk
is "two steps...rest...two steps...rest". If you forget the mountain
walk,
your body will soon be demanding amounts of oxygen that the surrounding
atmosphere cannot provide. Oy! Such a headache!
5) Anna (9) learned that you do not slide down a snowfield in shorts,
no
matter how fun it may seem before the attempt.
10) She also discovered that snow up the backside is singularly
unpleasant--especially when the ambient air temp is near freezing.
11) If you are going to be driving in a scenic area, make sure the
driver
understands that her job is to DRIVE THE CAR and let the passengers do
the
"ooh"ing and "ahh"ing over the breathtaking vistas. Remind the driver
that
it's important she note the possible lack of guardrails on mountain
roads
does not necessarily mean there is anything to prevent the car from
driving
into thin air (very thin air).
12) Make certain the driver knows that there IS a difference between 80
kilometres per hour (KPH) and 80 miles per hour (MPH).
13) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Mounties or RCMP) DO know the
difference between 80 KPH and 80 MPH. No amount of complaining to them
that
their uniforms "don't look anything like what nelson Eddy wore" will
prevent
them from issuing a citation for exceeding the speed limit.
14) Just because the lights on the RCMP "squad car" are green instead
of
red/blue does not mean that you don't have to pull over.
15) Even with the favorable exchange rate, Canadian speeding tickets
are
pricey.
16) If you've been taking meds to releive the effects of chemotherapy,
don't leave them at home--even if you are "already late to the airport".
The Canadian Health Care System does not mate with American Health
Insurance. Visits to Canadian physicians/ERs can take a healthy chunk
from
one's holiday budget.
17) Make sure your children understand that foreign currency does not
look
like the currency of your own country. Check with Mom or Dad before
discarding ANY paper that could possibly be valuable.
Ahh....so much to learn about other cultures, so little money with which
to
learn. <g>
-Kyle
-----Original Message-----
From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 9:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Whole new twist on Fly Fishing
oh the tell of pulling them in one after another on a fishing trip!!
and we
have not heard about any that got away.
-----Original Message-----
From: Deri James
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 8/26/2002 5:01 PM
Subject: Whole new twist on Fly Fishing
On Monday 26 Aug 2002 7:49 pm, Cleveland, Kyle E. wrote:
>Then it became evident that the water was so cold that
> these folks' muscles were cramping up so badly that they were in
> danger of drowning.
>
> I had a collapsible walking staff/cane clipped to my fishing vest,
> so I extended it full length, lay down on the dock and allowed the
> closest girl in the water to grab hold. I motioned for her to grab
> the hand of the person closest to her, with everyone finally
> figuring out that we needed to make a human chain.
Kyle, our hero, mind you I am impressed with the extension you managed
with your collapsible staff, I'm not sure I could haul people out of
the lake with mine!! (Its a good job I'm no cartoonist!!!).
Cheers
Deri
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