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Sounds like the makings for an amazing vacation. maybe we can get group rates...

 

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It will be an amazing vacation. A bit o something for everybody! I think group rates are definitely in order!!!

 

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That would be awesome! A meet-up would be really encouraging too

 

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I have no idea how common it is for groups like us to have meet-ups but it is a nice thought. An event like that would show us all how many facets to our personalities we have and that we wouldn't just be screen names. But one big advantage is we would not be self-conscious over the issue of why we're here in the first place. A wonderful thought overall, but first we have this bit of a problem we need to get rid of - this lousy pandemic!

 

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Yes, pandemic is annoying for sure. Just please stay safe everyone. There have been enough people who have been laid up or worse.
Meet up sounds fun for sure.

 

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A tongue in cheek suggestion: Maybe by the time we all decide when and where this stupid pandemic may be over

 

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A nice kayak trip on a lake or river would be my idea date. You could pack lunch or if there are spots on a lake or river to stop at do some kayaking and stop for lunch and continue on. Could even do a late afternoon into evening trip to watch the sunset on the water or scenic launch site at the end of the trip.

 

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Hi Jaytee,
Was going to try and go kayaking this year but dang covid has put a damper on our travels. For sure by summers end I will get to try it. May drown or something but you got me hooked

 

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I did a river kayak trip last week. Going to rain next week so 2 weeks until i can

 

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@jrpoorman

That's awesome. It is definitely something that is easy to get hooked on. For fun recreational or serious expedition trips it is easy to get infected by it.

Let me know when you get to go and how it went.

 

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@Doug

Rain never stopped me kayaking. If you have a sit on top no problem. most of those have drain holes for water to drain out. If it is a sit in kayak you just need a spray skirt or bring a water pump to pump out the excess when needed. I have a sit in and hardly ever use a spray skirt even when rain is in the forecast.

I love being outdoors but I do get that being cold and wet in the rain probably is not very comfortable to most. For it doesn't bother me. course I am also the same guy who mt bikes in the rain. Even hit some trails in the western panhandle of Florida during a tropical storm the other year. That was awesome hearing the wind through the trees.

 

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Sure will. I’m looking forward to it

 

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Lightning is what scares me!

 

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Kayaking sounds like a great date indeed! I've done it a couple of times (not on a date, tho') and when you paddle a bit you find you have muscles that you didn't even know you had! But like anything else, with a bit of practice you'll get used to it. I think it would be a great way for a couple to connect and just enjoy the sights and sounds that nature has to offer. As for the lightning, keep an eye to the sky and listen for those far-off rumbles of thunder. Then get off the water! Of course don't go when thunderstorms are in the forecast to begin with!:O

 

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@Doug

You are right Doug, lightning is a concern. Pop up thunderstorms are common in the afternoon in Fl. when I do go out it is usually for the day. I check the weather and keep in mind the afternoon onshore sea breezes that tend to encourage afternoon thunderstorms. The good thing about them is that they are usually over in a few to 15 minutes as the rapidly pass by. So take caution during the storm and then back to paddling.

 

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Especially right about now, Jaytee! If there are ominous looking clouds on the horizon I limit my outdoor activities quite a bit.

 

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Especially this afternoon (Tuesday). There were constant storms off and on all afternoon, beginning around lunch time. And at nine o'clock Tuesday evening it is still damp out.

 

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What you've really got to watch out for is the fact that the lightning can precede the rain storm by several miles/minutes. How do I know? I once went out to check on the upcoming storm when lightning hit our house not 20 feet behind me in what appeared to be only a moderately cloudy sky. Fact is (where I live) Central Florida is the lightning capital of the entire northern hemisphere.

 

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Oh geeesh, glad you are okay.

 

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What Padded53 says is true. Thunderstorms can sneak up on you and just because a storm is a few miles away doesn't mean you're safe from lightning. It's that old saying, "when thunder roars get indoors!" :O Although during the summer storms don't come to my part of central Florida every day there is usually at least one storm somewhere within a 50-100 mile radius. And it may or may not come to where you are. It seems that each day the movement of storms takes a different pattern. Sometimes they come west to east, or east to west or southeast to northwest. Well, you get the picture!