Cumberland Island yak trip in March, Apr il???

“SuperTroll, be looking for an email from me tonight.”

“Lemme know what ya know...”

“May 5-7, 2006 Fri, Sat, Sun
Keep these dates in your mind.”

“email sent to your profile address, ST.”

“OH MAAAAAN!

Lizs, I created a trips page for this trip based on your permit dates. Didn't you get permits?

Do we need to start planning this puppy again?”

“Here's why I stopped worrying about it, since the trip moved to May:

Time for me to throw a monkey wrench into the planning.....

The hurricane messed up the Sea Trial schedules and I just learned there's a high chance of me not being able to make this kayak trip in March due to a major sea trial of a ship I'm working on. Plus dayhiker just posted a Sipsey trip the weekend before and ST and I usually make those Sipsey trips.

I'm going to withdraw from a leadership role in this March 17-19 yak trip as I can not confirm I will be able to make it. I am now only a 'maybe'.

I'm going to set up a later trip when I get back from this weekend's backpack.
lizs said April Saturdays are full so it will prob be very first part of May.
last edited: 11/10/05 9:34:39 AM”
StoveStomper
9:32:16 AM
11/10/05

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“Cumberland fills up 6 months out.”
humanpackmule
9:34:32 AM
11/10/05
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“I took HPMs words to heart.

Just got off the phone and I have one Sea Camp site reserved for the nights of May 5 and 6, 2006 for this second kayak trip.
No ferry rides were included in the reservation, just a spot at sea camp.
If you insist on riding the ferry, make your own reservation for the ferry, as that requires a deposit.
Since the site only holds about three tents, would someone call and try to get a second site?
DO NOT SAY IT'S FOR AN INTERNET GROUP!
One Sea Camp site with up to six people.
I feel it will be needed. You can always cancel it.”
StoveStomper
9:54:46 AM
11/10/05

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“I'm used to swimming in the Gulf. What would Atlantic water temps be in early May. It would be a bit cold in the Gulf, but doable. I imagine it'd be too cold to swim in the Atlantic. Is that a fair guess?”
dayhiker
10:19:14 AM
11/10/05
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“I've never been to Cumberland, outside of the very hottest months.”
StoveStomper
10:20:50 AM
11/10/05
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“Okee Dokee then…

…Lizs says that maybe she’ll think about going with us unless a better offer comes along.

Did this strategy work when you were dating, Lizs?






Dayhiker,

Daytime high air temperatures average around 73 degrees and low air temperature averages 50 degrees in March.

Water Temps average 62 in March. In the middle of April they go up to 72.






Oh great, Stove!!! Why don't we just start booking all the available sites through May.

March, April, and May are all beautiful months here. It starts to get hot in June.
last edited: 11/10/05 4:20:18 PM”
arclite
4:17:40 PM
11/10/05
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“arc, I'm asking about May. SS said he was going in early May.”
dayhiker
4:22:30 PM
11/10/05
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“i just checked my calender and the week-end of march 17-19 is the same as the florida trail conference in umatilla. my cousin and i have already made plans to attend. she is going through a divorce and we spend alot of time together, she's really more of a sister. any ways we went last year and she had a really good time. sorry lizs that week-end is out for me.”
cyndeee
8:23:08 PM
11/15/05
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“Shall we rethink dates?

I can look up tide and moon tables for May. Early May would be wonderful too.”
arclite
5:49:52 AM
11/16/05
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“arclite that would be fine with me...”
cyndeee
8:53:58 AM
11/16/05

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“Tides for St. Marys River, St. Marys starting with May 1, 2006.


May 5-7
Tides say we should leave St. Mary’s before 9:30am Friday
50% moon visibility
Tides dictate leaving Cumberland no earlier than 11:30am Sunday

May 12-14
Tides say we should leave St. Mary’s after 9:30am Friday
Great moon visibility
Tides dictate leaving Cumberland no later than 9:00am Sunday

May 19-21
Tides say we should leave St. Mary’s before 8:00am Friday
50% moon visibility
Tides dictate leaving Cumberland no earlier than 10:30am Sunday

May 26-28
Tides say we should leave St. Mary’s after 9:30am Friday
Poor moon visibility
Tides dictate leaving Cumberland before 9:00am Sunday



Thought I'd through this out there. I'd vote for May 12-14. The weather can be changeable at that time of year, but we have a great chance that the day/night air and water temps will make for perfect kayak camping.”
arclite
4:06:16 PM
11/28/05
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“Any interest in changing dates?”
arclite
6:44:33 PM
11/29/05
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“Any interest in this trip?”
arclite
4:52:28 PM
12/01/05


Did this look like a trip that was happening???????????? Or a trip dead in the water (ahhhh, I'm so punny! lol) It looked like a trip in MAY was happening as of Dec. 1. There was never a trip page posted.

No one's been super gung ho on this since initial comments on the thread. However, you guys can still get a March permit. I did it last year, starting in January. *IF ya want one for March.... ”

“arclite

Please read your email.”

“I'd love to, stove, but I'm home now.

Did you get my email with my new address? To send email to me here it's:

highlander75@cox.net”

“email forwarded to highlander75@cox.net”

“Jeeez, Lizs seems a might TESTY since her football team was destroyed by a much stronger program.”

“LOL! A team favored by the ref-o-blind-o-rees.

;-P”

“Hey, don't go disparaging those boys, they did what they were paid to do. And we paid good money.

You see, Lizs, if you had a strong program, that is as successful as ours, your team could have afforded to buy that game.

Unfortunately, playing completely error-free football didn’t work for the hawkears. Money talks…”

“For the record, I'm GOING with ya or without Ya!..if you can make it fine...I'd love the company...if not, hell I Solo trip all the time....”

“phhht!!!!

Hey, dudes, start a new thread! :-)”

“SuperTroll, did you get my email?”

“and replied...”

“As of 7 AM this morning, I have not seen it.
Yahoo mail sometimes is slow. Maybe it will be there tonight when I get home.
Can't read yahoo mail from work.”