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color:#1F497D'>The pleasure is ours Pat,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We encountered friends that treated us with great hospitality. We
enjoyed very much the course. We thank Jen for organizing these events and the camaraderie
of the Old Farts is unsurpassed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>I noticed how they get along and how they tease each other and
how each would give his safety to help the other.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’ll write my report when I get home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Thanks Patrick for the nice words and all others that I shall
mention later.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Rafael.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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info-bounces@list.ckf.org [mailto:info-bounces@list.ckf.org] <b>En nombre de </b>P
Martin<br>
<b>Enviado el:</b> domingo, 30 de marzo de 2008 23:09<br>
<b>Para:</b> P Martin; CKF email list<br>
<b>Asunto:</b> Re: [CKF Info] Surfing at the Aqua Adventures' Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Having
read what I just submitted, I just slapped myself in the forehead.
I've got to add that we were honored to have Raphiel and Gustavo Mier join us
in the class and for the festivities at the Symposium. These guys came
all the way from Mexico to paddle with us. Not only are they great
paddlers with some very interesting adventures to share, they are also a
couple of the nicest people one could ever hope to meet. I wish that we
could spend more time with them.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
hope you guys enjoy your stay and have a safe trip home. Thank you
for coming so far to paddle and socialize with us.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mucho
gusto,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:Captainkayak@earthlink.net"
title="Captainkayak@earthlink.net">P Martin</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:info@list.ckf.org" title="info@list.ckf.org">CKF email list</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Sunday, March 30,
2008 9:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [CKF Info] Surfing
at the Aqua Adventures' Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wow!
I think I may have had too much fun. I've had this big grin
stuck on my face since Friday's surfing class, and as Mark Sanders
speculated, it may be a permanent feature. And, as if the surfing
wasn't enough, everything else I experienced at the Symposium just bonded
the grin deeper into my psyche. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So now
I'm confused. I started the week out grumpy, stressed out, and
weary of work. This was a perspective that I had grown accustomed
to. I knew my roll, and although my cynicism may have been a little harsh
at times, I was functional.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>But
now I'm not only happy, I think I may even be exuberant! When I go
to work tomorrow, people will not know how to relate to me and I won't know how
to relate to them. They will likely get suspicious when I don't scowl at
them. Being upbeat and optimistic may cause them to shy away from
me. Hmmm, on second though, I'm seeing an advantage to this;
maybe I will have an opportunity to get caught up on my work if people try
to avoid me for a while.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It
all started with Friday's surfing class taught by two English men,
Shawn Morley and Nigel Foster. Right from the beginning I was a
bit apprehensive about this class because my classmates included Mike Bode and
Mark Sanders. Mike and Mark are well known as excellent photographers and
great story tellers. I knew that if I screwed up they would be able
to document every detail to such an extent that it would be useless to try
to come up any lame excuses.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Then,
they put me in this silly little boat that looked as if a shark had nipped of
the front and back ends. And as I tried to paddle what was left of this
boat into the surf, I found that it wanted to go every direction but
straight ahead. With every stroke the boat tried to spin around and head
back to shore. Then it dawned on me, having had both it's ends bitten off
by shark attacks, the poor little boat was afraid to go back into the surf; it
just wanted to go someplace safe and hide.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
decided I needed to act like a "Boat Whisperer". I
told the little boat that it need not worry about being gobbled up by a shark
because it was being paddled by an Old Fart. To date, no Old Fart has
ever been eaten by a shark because our scent tells the
sharks that not only do we taste terrible, we are so putrid
that a shark would get poisoned if it so much as tasted an Old
Fart. The pep talk convinced the little boat to cooperate with me and let
me paddle it into the surf.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Before
I knew it, I was in the surf with a squirrely little boat that wanted to spin
in circles. I soon found that this boat could run from the surf
going frontward, sideways, or backwards. There were times when the boat
went in the direction that I wanted it to go. And there were times when
the boat went into auto pilot and took me where it wanted to go. And just
as I was beginning to appreciate the little surf boat's sense of humor, Dumpy
showed up and decided to make things interesting. I found myself being
hoisted high into the air on a big green wave. The wave was so steep
that it scared my little boat which tried to duck and cover. The nose of
the little boat dove under water, and as I was being pitch-poled, the
noise coming out of my mouth was the sound of Scrat meeting
Dumpy, "WHAAAAAAA......"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Getting
pummeled by Dumpy is definitely an E-Ticket ride. Not only do you get
bounded and spun all over the place, but Dumpy tries to rob you while he is
bouncing you around like a basketball in a Harlem Globe Trotters game. I
found Dumpy trying to pull my helmet and goggles off my head. Then
he tried to pull me out of my boat so that he could pick my pocket.
Fortunately the little boat did not want to let go of me because it needed
me for protection against sharks. And with the little boat on my
side, I discovered that my combat roll still worked.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>That's
when the fun really began with the little boat. I caught some nice
rides and surprised myself when I found I could actually maneuver the boat
in a limited sort of way. I've still got a long way to go before I can
boast of any surfing proficiency, but I was off to a great start and
having the time of my life. All told, I had pulled off about 8
combat rolls while dueling with Dumpy. I got knocked over so many times
that I was actually starting to get relaxed while being under water.
Fortunately my roll and my timing worked so that I did not have to go swimming.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At
the end of the day, I wasn't the only one with a case of happy face.
Mike and Mark were also sporting big grins. It was a lot of fun to be out
there in the surf with those guys and seeing them catching some great
rides. It was also an eye opener to watch Nigel Foster surfing; he was so
graceful cutting back and forth on the front of a wave that he made it look
easy.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My
thanks to Nigel Foster and Shawn Morley for coaching us in the surfing
class. And I can not express enough appreciation for Jen Kleck, Jake
Stachovak, and the Aqua Adventures crew for organizing and hosting such a
fantastic Symposium. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One
special moment comes to mind, I was standing next Jen at the bonfire
with a light rain falling. I commented that the Symposium brought so
many wonderful people together that I was torn between spending
time with people that I didn't get to see very often vs. meeting new
people. Jen summed it up when she said the Symposium is like a big
family reunion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
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