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