Re: Kayaking (was: Re: matcha)

On Oct 9, 9:15 am, "Dominic T." <dominictibe...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 8, 10:06 pm, andrei....@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Oct 8, 6:16 pm, "Dominic T." <dominictibe...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Oct 8, 5:23 pm, andrei....@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Oct 8, 4:14 pm, Lewis Perin <pe...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

andrei....@xxxxxxxxx writes:
[...]
I'd like to try kayaking, is it possible to rent one? Or buy a cheap
one and store at whatever boating center or marina or the place
where you got it?

You're in New York, aren't you? If so, you can try kayaking gratis on
the Hudson. Every weekend (unless they've shut down for the long
winter by now) the public is invited to go out on the river from one
of the piers below Houston St. Sorry, I don't remember which one, but
it shouldn't be too hard to Google for this.

/Lew
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Lew Perin / pe...@xxxxxxxxxxx://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

I'm in brooklyn, close enough.. I'll try to find out about this,
sounds
awesome!

And a new paddler is born! It really is a great "sport" I know it may
seem OT but honestly kayaking is as close to the relaxation and
enjoyment of tea as anything I've done. Calming, relaxing, beautiful,
simple, but can be exhilarating and adventurous too. Don't be put off
by high prices either, an Old Town Otter or Victory Blast or Pelican
Brand Kayak will cost less than $300 and work fine to get started.
Large touring kayaks are a different ballgame and while heavenly to
paddle can cost a fair bit. I gained my love by renting one on the
Shenendoah river, a bit more scenic and beautiful than the Hudson, but
a start is a start. If you are ever on vacation somewhere with a nice
river, ocean, or bay, give it a shot there too.

- Dominic

Oh, totally. I always thought kayaks are great, even though the name
itself is a bit clumsy. I only used a row boat a few times and have
been on a yacht a few times and I love being near the water. I can
absolutely dig that chapter in wind in the willows where the water rat
talks about the river. But row boats are clumsy.. motor boats are much
too loud, if you're making so much noise, you don't get the river. I
like to sit on the beach on staten island sometimes and frequent boat
noise detracts somewhat from the pleasure. Tea is a lot like kayaking,
I imagine. I always thought of a good place to have tea as a misty
mountain or a rain soaked forest, but a kayak trip crash spot can be
just as good, I guess, especially since it can also be misty and rainy
at the same time! Hehe.. Drinking a truly good tea in the city is a
little perverse.

The quietness is the key. I can cut through the water so silently that

Yeah, quietness and, I imagine, being at the water level. I've read
heyerdahl saying that it's completely different when you're a few
inches from surface. Unfortunately he also noticed there's a huge
amount of plastic bottles and other types of trash floating around..
even in the middle of pacific.. fifty years ago! It would be cool to
see an egyptian straw boat on Hudson, though.

I can pass within a paddle length of egrets, deer, fish, etc. Also on
my initial trip on the Shenendoah we had the pleasure of having a bald
eagle fly above us and swoop down to grab a fish every now and then,
we could just paddle over to some slack water and watch him eat... it
was amazing. I laugh when people try to extol the virtues of HDTV with
some nature channel, I can get the real thing any day of the week...
except I tend to see my office in HD more often. The nooks and
crannies and otherwise inaccessible spots you can get to in a kayak
are what makes it. No rowboat, yacht, or even canoe can get to some.
Everyone I've ever taken out has been hooked.


A small UL stove like a Coleman F1, or a SnowPeak and an Olicamp space
saver cup cost about $40 together and allows you to make and enjoy tea
anywhere and pack up into a pocket.

How much do you pay to store the kayak in the marina? If that's where
you keep it.. It's nice to hear that stoves like these are cheap, I
thought of using charcoal brickets to make fire on the go. But it must
be much more convenient with the stove.


- Dominic


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