In another post somewhere I mentioned that I drove 120 miles with my boat on the roof and took part in a timed row near Limerick last week end. ( Head of the River)
Someone took a lot of pics., which illustrate what I'm on about. We were blessed with a perfect January calm sunny day, which was not freezing.
Pic.1 shows my boat on the roof,( but that pic. was taken in high Summer in Co. Tipperary..)..It's a long way to...
Pic.2 Above Limerick our River Shannon is a gently curving broad stream with plenty of room for everyone on a 5Km. stretch above a wier and below a quaint old bridge.
Pic.3 Each competitor or crew covers the 4.5 Km timed stretch as fast as they can and the results are correlated. I was the oldest singles competitor, but by no means the last in the results pecking order.
Tom K.
Enjoyable Geriatric Flagellation
Enjoyable Geriatric Flagellation
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Re: Enjoyable Geriatric Flagellation
I used to do canoe trips up and down various rivers in and around Illinois and Wisconsin. Not as contests but just for camping and spending time in nature. I'm an ex boyscout and explorer scout. Was involved in that for years.
Then as a adult I took up trap shooting and hunting!
Spent a lot of really good times out in the woods because of that.
Can't do it any more.
Used to tie two paddles together to form a Kyack paddle to row with. Had some fun with that.
Sounds great that you can still do things like that.
I envy you for that, honestly.
Dennis A. Lederle
Grok?
Then as a adult I took up trap shooting and hunting!
Spent a lot of really good times out in the woods because of that.
Can't do it any more.
Used to tie two paddles together to form a Kyack paddle to row with. Had some fun with that.
Sounds great that you can still do things like that.
I envy you for that, honestly.
Dennis A. Lederle
Grok?
Re: Enjoyable Geriatric Flagellation
Thanks for your comments, Dennis. Most of that sort of thing is done in crews, with a boat load of like-minded exercise nuts.
At least while canoeing you can see where you are going. Rowers either have a cox or rubberneck their way along. With increasing age this becomes more difficult.
I did some basic weapons training with an Army Reserve corps while still at school, and about this time I did some rough shooting with my father in woodlands with dogs to raise the birds. I don't shoot any more now. In our country home our non-nuclear deterrent is our German Shepherd dog, Benjy. He' a softie really, but strangers don't know this. We don't keep firearms at all.
At least while canoeing you can see where you are going. Rowers either have a cox or rubberneck their way along. With increasing age this becomes more difficult.
I did some basic weapons training with an Army Reserve corps while still at school, and about this time I did some rough shooting with my father in woodlands with dogs to raise the birds. I don't shoot any more now. In our country home our non-nuclear deterrent is our German Shepherd dog, Benjy. He' a softie really, but strangers don't know this. We don't keep firearms at all.
Carpe Diem......Seize the Day !