I have a horrible shark phobia, due to my father taking me to see jaws at age 8. at my current old age i still have difficulty swimming in a dark pool at night. So, if any sharks dare approach my kayak i take no responsibility for my actions.
--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:57 PM Subject: RE: Speaking of Hawaii... > Yeah, and as tough as you are, if you go kayaking there will be newspaper > articles about attacks on the sharks > ;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:44 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > I don't want to climb up in a van...I want to bring my own > > mtb and ride up. > > > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:30 PM > > Subject: RE: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > > The climb UP the volcano is in a *van* > > > :-) > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:40 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > > > > > > > I gather hammerheads are pretty harmless to humans. Small > > > > mouths or some > > > > such. Would prefer really not to see sharks from the kayak > > > > as the last time > > > > I saw one in my yummy yellow craft I freaked out and almost > > > > lost my fishing > > > > pole. I have never seen a sea turtle but would love to!! > > > > Seal must have > > > > some sort of sexual identity issue!! LOL! > > > > > > > > I was actually thinking the climb UP the volcano would be the > > > > challenge and > > > > ride down the reward, but maybe its the other way around. > > > > > > > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > > > > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > > > > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > > > > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Michael Corrigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 1:25 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > > > > > > > > I did not bike down Haleakala, but I know people who did > > > > and said it was > > > > AWESOME!!! Very fast and VERY dangerous because as you're > > > > hauling ass down > > > > this narrow and windy mountain road, traffic is still moving > > > > along. I think > > > > most groups that you go up with have a pacesetter that you > > > > can't go past. > > > > But if you go on your own then you're gold. > > > > > > > > > > I did my share of kayaking but never got to see a shark. > > > > plenty of sea > > > > turtles and a few dolphins and one seal. he was over on Maui > > > > and hung out > > > > around Molokini and had a reputation of "violating" > > > > snorkelers and scuba > > > > divers. No one ever got hurt, but it can't be an enjoyable > > > > experience to > > > > get molested by a seal. I know a few marines who flew out of > > > > Kaneohe Bay > > > > Marine Corps base in helicopters and flew low over the bay > > > > and they would > > > > see the schools of hammerheads swimming below. Not a > > comforting sight > > > > considering that they were being dropped into that water in a > > > > few minutes. > > > > > > > > > > Michael Corrigan > > > > > Programmer > > > > > Endora Digital Solutions > > > > > 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > > > > > Lombard, IL 60148 > > > > > 630-627-5055 ext.-136 > > > > > 630/627-5255 Fax > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: BethF > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 4:20 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to mountain bike that volcano and kayak with sharks! > > > > > > > > > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > > > > > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > > > > > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > > > > > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Michael Corrigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 1:12 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My pleasure ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Seriously though, don't let this freak you out. When I > > > > was there, > > > > there > > > > > were maybe two - three per year on average. It doesn't > > > > happen nearly as > > > > > often as you think it would. Also, the first shark > > > > fatality in 30 years > > > > > occurred there in 98 so it's not bad. Most of the tigers > > > > are out on the > > > > > northern side of Kauai where it's almost impossible to > > > > get to, and on > > > > the > > > > > east side of Maui. Again, not likely you'll be there > > swimming. > > > > Hammerheads > > > > > school in Kaneohe Bay on Oah'u but not a popular beach > > > > place and they > > > > tend > > > > > to avoid people. I never heard of a Hammerhead attack. > > > > Actually, the > > > > > University of Hawaii is doing some interesting research > > > > on skin cancer > > > > using > > > > > hammerheads. I guess hammerheads are shallow water > > > > swimmers and don't > > > > get > > > > > skin cancer. Scientists are trying to figure out why and > > > > > > maybe find a cure. > > > > > > > > > > > > I guess to keep in in perspective, there were more > > > > hiking fatalities > > > > and > > > > > injuries each year than shark attacks. Wait, now you won't go > > > > > hiking...ignore that part...go hiking it's the best place > > > > to do it!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Michael Corrigan > > > > > > Programmer > > > > > > Endora Digital Solutions > > > > > > 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > > > > > > Lombard, IL 60148 > > > > > > 630-627-5055 ext.-136 > > > > > > 630/627-5255 Fax > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: LANCASTER, STEVEN M. (JSC-OL) (BAR) > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 4:02 PM > > > > > > Subject: RE: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! I appreciate it!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Steven Lancaster > > > > > > Barrios Technology > > > > > > NASA/JSC > > > > > > 281-244-2444 (voice) > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Michael Corrigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:58 PM > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: Speaking of Hawaii... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steven, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/hon/news/stories/news-13252632 > > > 0020325-190306 > > > > > html > > > > > > > > > > Michael Corrigan > > > > > Programmer > > > > > Endora Digital Solutions > > > > > 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > > > > > Lombard, IL 60148 > > > > > 630-627-5055 ext.-136 > > > > > 630/627-5255 Fax > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
