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Re: Seeking: advice and encouragement on my plan
By:KenB
Date: 4/29/2002, 12:42 pm
In Response To: Seeking: advice and encouragement on my plan (Edith Wilson)

Audrey Sutherland has done a lot of solo paddling, in Hawaii and on the northwest coast of North America. I don't know details on her later exploits, but I'm pretty sure she was in her 70s when she did some of her northwest trips, and that is pretty wild and exposed territory. All of this, as far as I know, was in a fairly simple inflatable kayak. Her book Paddling My Own Canoe tells of her earlier paddles in Hawaii.

I remember 2 quotes from her that I am trying harder and harder to follow:

"I felt fat and white and soft and mean. I wanted to be lean and hard and brown and kind."

And, perhaps more applicable to your situation:

"Go simple. Go light. Go now."

Go. Now. Enjoy.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: advice and encouragement on my plan
Edith Wilson -- 4/28/2002, 3:02 am
Re: Seeking: advice and encouragement on my plan
KenB -- 4/29/2002, 12:42 pm
What great memories..
Tom Tieman -- 4/29/2002, 10:42 am
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David Hanson -- 4/29/2002, 9:57 am
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Shawn Baker -- 4/29/2002, 10:26 am
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Ray Port Angeles -- 4/28/2002, 10:41 pm
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Edith Wilson -- 4/28/2002, 11:52 pm
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Reg -- 4/28/2002, 10:11 pm
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Robert -- 4/28/2002, 7:49 pm
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Ronnie -- 4/28/2002, 11:39 am
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James Neely -- 4/28/2002, 10:28 am
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Ross Leidy -- 4/28/2002, 10:26 am
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Craig -- 4/28/2002, 8:34 am
Re: Kayak envy!
John B. -- 4/28/2002, 6:13 am
Re: Kayak envy!
Edith Wilson -- 4/28/2002, 7:49 am
Re: Kayak envy!
John B. -- 4/28/2002, 4:20 pm
Re: Kayak envy!
Edith Wilson -- 4/28/2002, 11:43 pm
Re: Kayak envy!
John Monfoe -- 4/29/2002, 7:50 am
Re: Kayak envy!
Edith Wilson -- 4/29/2002, 1:34 pm
Re: Kayak envy!
Reg -- 4/29/2002, 12:07 am
OZ?
David White -- 4/28/2002, 11:20 am