| The 'mountain rappelling' story. ~winks~ Okay okay, it was only a thirty-five-foot tower, but I was gonna go rapel down a 100-foot-high rock-bluff the next day, 'cept it rained... Read about it here! |
 |
| October 1999, near Desolation Sound. (to take a virtual tour click here: once there, click on "Area of Interest", then "Desolation Sound".) This was my introduction to the wonderful world of kayaking; a four-day field trip; part of an Outdoor Skills/ Heritage Outdoor Tourism program I took at Malaspina University-College. ...and I am Hooked for life. :-) However, be I e'er compelled to tell that, at my pre-admission interview I was told I would not be allowed to participate in that part of the program because, and I quote!, " You don't have four fully-mobile limbs." {{say WHAT?!!}}... Seems they were concerned that I would not be able to control my vessel, or paddle, or might inadvertently clock another student in the noggin', or worse. See, I only have one hand. ~!!!~ Think about it! Would I really want to put anyone else OR myself at risk? Not! I would have asked myself to be excused from that field trip if I thought for one second that that would'a been the case. Point being, when a , a-hem!, "disabled" person tells you they can do something, trying to stop them is just plain SILLY!!! Catch ya on the Strait! |
| "a picture is worth a thousand words"... |
 |
|
|
| "What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are small matters compared to what lies within us." |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|
|
| ABOUT ME page |