July 12th kayak trip

“yes that may be true, but i will not be the one tipping over because i have brought way to much crap!!@!


Maple”

“pirate have no funny response - pirate supposed to go - arggghhhh - shiver me timbers...


hiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“so is the Smithfield to Dingmans set-up good for you Ma'ps?”

“yes, im trying to find camping.”

“okay”

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“Try this: link”

“wise asses!!”

“LOL”

“hahah your both wrong!!”

“Not trying to link to the NPS's Delaware Water Gap page?”

“campground for Friday night

its 10 mins from Smithfield Beach.
we will need to be at the beach by 8:30 am. so this is the closest.
rate= $24.00 for 2 people.
$ 5.00 per person extra.
2 tents on the site.
I can park my car at Smithfield beach for $7.00 for 1 night.(sat night)
I reserved the campsite. we pay when we get there.”

“sounds good”

“go to Th National Weather Service.com and follow the pages to river conditions.
they look low.


weather:

Saturday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 81. West wind between 11 and 17 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a high around 85.


sounds like a nice weekend.”

“Let's just hope the rest of my gear arrives by tomm.”

“i found a site that has a canoe/camping list.
i found it very helpful.”

“from the campsite webpage




July 11-13, 2003 ITALIAN FEST WEEKEND- Join us for an Italian Potluck! (Please bring an Italian dish to share), Meatball toss and more!

we may need more beer to be able to handle this.

im dehydrating pasta sauce. should impress them LOL”

“Mamma Mia! The maffia in the woods? Badda Bing!”

“maybe tony will be there!!”

“oye - I meant to tell you that I found the water filter that has all its parts”

“ok, good you can teach me how to use mine!

LOL

ps, we may have another person coming. i am working on getting you a life jacket.”

“who? and again - I don't need a life jacket...sheesh...glub..glub”

“i was going to get up early and go to my storage and get you one.
you really dont want it?

if not then ok..”

“nah - don't worry about it (hope I don't regret this)”

“hmmmm...trying very hard to get everything into one small bag...

hammock
food
stove and fuel
cooking pot and spoon
sunscreen
water bottles and filter
camera
toiletries
wet clothes(bikini, shorts, tank top)
dry clothes(other shorts, t-shirt, socks, fleece in case its chilly at night)
sandels
first aide kit(because if I don't bring it - I'll end up needing it)
headlamp
pack towel

???? I can't get any more bare bones than this and its still alot”

“So who is all going on your boating expedition?”

“Mapleleaf put it all together...I'm tagging along..and I think there is a couple from the other site

4 people total as far as I know

you guys want to join up?”

“Friday and Saturday are out for us....

What does Maple have planned for Sunday?”

“Sunday is a good day too.
we can meet at a spot on the river.
we are travling 20 miles total.
Sat 10
Sun 10

or something like that.
it would be could if you guys can join us.
more the merrier!!

I'll email you my #”

“is just plain stupid. no offense. If you roll, and its easy to roll in a kayak. the boyancy of the PFD will aid in the roll back of the boat...it will make you more boyant...Even Owl, a VERY expereinced white water kayaker, wore his PFD the entire time on the Buffalo River last weekend and the Buffalo is a benign river with NO swift water. TT, I would highly reccomend the PFD that Maple is offering you. and technically, all water craft in NY/NJ MUST have a PFD available for each boatist. So, maple...I'd go get it and make her wear it...after all, its only fun, until someone gets hurt, and we don't want to hear that there was trouble cause there was no pfd for her.

you all have a blast and enjoy!!!”

“Thank you for the lecture - I know it's coming from a good place.

You will be happy to know that the PFD is on hand.

PS - the kayak is inflatable - I suspect it would take an amazing feat of the laws of physics to roll in that puppy - but who knows - weirder thaings have happened.”

“actually, I zigged when I should have zagged...and flipped out...I'm glad I had the PFD on. In West Virginia...its not an option.

I actually like to have it on when I jump overboard...this way, I can just float and not do anything. I especially like to float on my back and put my hands behind my head and just look up into the sky and watch the trees and clouds roll by.

and I'm not lecturing you, I just don't want anything to happen to you. If something bad to occur, I'd be miserable..and everyone else here would be also.”

“twinks, don't you see the big pic?
he was hoping that i would have to wrestle you to the ground and force you to put it on. of course in his sick mind there would just happen to a person there to snap all the photos of us rolling around on the wet ground.

stik, your a strange one

LOL”

“SO...



...any chance of that happening, Maple?”

“PS. i do have an extra one im bringing.
I never yak without it.

see im a good parrot head!
not like that darn pesky ninja nerd!”

“don't forget the mud - he wants us to wrestle in the mud - pervert

speaking of perverts - wait until I talk to you about Treebeard!”

“Actually I am glad that Stikmon gave his lecture. I was biting my tongue (or typing fingers) but it sounds better coming from someone with experience, than from me who has never been in a kayak.”

“I just didn't want maple to have to get up early and make an extra trip for me. I was actually planning on asking an outfitter if the could rent me one.

Are you ready Parrotbrain?”

“errr let me think about that for a min.






YES
YES
YES
YES
YES”

“My package is in transit somewhere in the city - I think once it arrives we should both come down with "stomach aches" and blow on out of here! (no pun intended)”

“Where are you coming off the river and about what time?”

“coming off on Sunday.
I guess around 3:00pm.
depends on how much paddling we get done on Sat. we have 20 miles to cover. ive never gone that far before.”

“I could meet you where you come off, bring you all some fresh sandwiches and cold drinks if you want.”

“oh wow that would be very cool! and very nice of you. call me if you can!”

“Yey!! The rest of my new stuff just arrived!!

Can we go? Huh? Can we go?”

“I have a belly ache!!!”