Chapter 1 -
Welcome to the Sport
Chapter 2 - The
Addiction Begins
Chapter 3 - Can You Say Kaituna
Chapter 4 - So You
Want to Roll
Chapter 5 - The
Accelerated Course
Chapter 6 - The Legend Begins
Chapter 7 -
Fear and Other Thoughts
Chapter 9 -
Just Like Starting Over
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CHAPTER EIGHT:
SPRING 2007 -
WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT
What high hopes I had coming into this season. After
losing my nerve at the end of last season I was prepared to regain my confidence
and paddle some harder stuff in my Kaituna (no more Tomcat.) I was going
to hard boat the Elk during the Webster Springs Wildwater Weekend, get to paddle
with some of the original founders of WVWA at Seneca Rocks, hit a North Branch
release and then let myself be talked into running the canyon during the
Stonycreek Rendezvous. Instead I suffered with debilitating back pain at
Webster Springs and then didn't make it to Seneca due to cold weather and low
water. It turned out to be a good thing that we didn't travel to Seneca
Rocks because I ended up in the hospital with a sever bacterial infection and
Gall Bladder problems on Easter Sunday. After spending three days in the
hospital I tried to talk my Doctor into giving me the OK to paddle the North
Branch for my Birthday. She thought I was nuts. As it turned out,
not only was I not going to be allowed to paddle the North Branch that weekend,
I was going to have to sit out Stonycreek too. So here it is approaching
the end of April and all I have is one disappointing run to show for it and the
future doesn't look too bright. If I regain enough strength by this
weekend, I will get to paddle the North Branch but after that it is a little
murky. I will be seeing the Doctor again May 4th and will be scheduling my
Gall Bladder surgery at that time. I tried to talk her into postponing
until late fall but she won't hear of it. The best I can hope for is that
the procedure can be done laparoscopic which would have a short recovery period.
This would get me back on the water early summer. If they have to go with
the more extensive surgery then I don't know when I'll be back. Either
way, this is a terrible set back to my paddling development. Spring 2007 -
What a disappointment!
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