Talking About Adventure In Small Boats
Scareman
Member
Now we need to get the details on several things from Andy:
Scareman
Member
Another question for the gaggle...
Were you concerned that could not find Rodgers River Chickee?
The tracker shows you guys must have been hunting and looping back around to find it. This is easy to understand since the Chickee is actually NW back on a creek versus where it shows up on GPS, Google, or Bing.
Calypso
Member
Sorry it took me so long to post my race report! My report was posted on the USF website. Here is the link to the PDF.
http://biology.usf.edu/ib/data/flyers/MARY%27S_AMAZING_RACE_4-1-2014.pdf
Scareman, thank you again for keeping everyone up to date on our progress. My friends and family still talk about the great job you did.
Also, a huge thank you to all the wonderful watertribers who helped me along the way. I could not have finished this race with you support :)
danceswithmullet
Member
Wow! Great post! You really catpured it, great read for those who haven't done and those who have done it multiple times. The gear failure really stands out, making what is uncomfortable into to sheer misery. My one question is how long did you think about whether this was something you wanted to do again? DWM
BeastOarman
Member
Calypso, great write-up! And thanks for not revealing that you spent the first 2 days of the Challenge stopping and waiting for me to catch up!
That decision to cut inland with the last of the tide in 10,000 islands was genius. We did not - and although starting in the morning a couple of hours behind you, it took us until probably 2 AM battling the current via Indian Key. So 2 hours lead turned into 7 real quick, and as you know the only way to make up the difference is by not sleeping ; )
Thanks again for being so patient and supportive of me the first couple of days, I could not have done it without you, Andy & Jeff. Kayakers rock, much more social than rowers.
Calypso
Member
Thank you all so much! :-) I'm glad you enjoyed my report!
@Danceswithmullet : I would say I knew the morning of the awards ceremony. Once I was cleaned up, rested and well-fed, I started thinking about doing the race again. I would even like to do the Ultimate someday. I am planning to circumnavigate Florida this fall (although not at race pace!) and want to do the 2015 EC if I can get the time off from work.
@BeastOarMan : It was fantastic paddling with you! Thanking you for sticking it out with me as well. It was One-Eyed Jake's idea to make the turn early and catch the last of the tide although I think it took all three of us to finally decide which pass to use.The currents in those smaller passes were incredible so I can only imagine what you guys had to deal with in Indian Key Pass. Hope we get to paddle again together!
@BustedRudder Thanks so much! It was great getting to do a training trip with you and I am looking forward to chatting with you more about getting my boat ready for the trip this fall!
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