I'm a little sore after having paddled Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday... but not as sore as I'd be if I were in your place. I used to bale hale during my highschool summers. That first day of getting the bales off the field and into the barn was enough to leave me *sore* then next day. More so if afternoon rain showers played hide & seek with us.

We'll be wanting to see pics of these walls when they're done, Bill. They sound like a project, and worthy of a little drooling over the effort you've put in 'em. 20 lbs doesn't sound bad, until you've done it over and over and over. Paddling is relaxation at that point... though I suppose it depends on what type of paddling you're doing.

: Btw, I've had two weeks of feeling that way exactly and it's a good
: feeling :)

: Been building stone retaining walls at the house, guess I'm not
: used to throwing around 20 lb. stones over and over for hours on
: end. Not a bad feeling if you don't hurt yourself :)

: Course our club had it's weekly paddle last night too which might
: have added a bit to the soreness, paddled for 3 hours on top of
: the stone work.

: I'm soon off to buy another fourty cap stones, ran out (again)
: yesterday.

: Bill H.