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Trip Reports

July 1 Polka Paddle

Published on 7/1/2011
14 of us showed up for the annual Polka Paddle. Some us might have been a  titch late. OOPS! Blame it on the holiday weekend traffic.

All day the weather threatened but the sun came out and we had perfect conditions for an evening paddle. The group paddled for about an hour and the wind picked up and caught one paddler who was turning around at the time and added a little excitement to her turn! Nice save though.

We paddled back to the parking lot, loaded boats, some changed clothes and headed into the tent. Once inside, we got food, drink and proceeded to enjoy the festivities. Some by watching and some by dancing. Some of the group were REALLY good. Then others waited until most of the group left (past someone's bedtime, don't you know) until they hit the dance floor, so we will never  really know.

For those of you who missed this, this is one of my favorite paddles. Always a good time with a GREAT group, some old friends and every year some new friends. Join us next year!

Steve Somers