Andree Hurley's Blog

Reminiscing of summer and fall, moving into Christmas

2011-12-04T09:18:00.000-08:00

I didn't spend too much time at the computer this year - I mostly traveled with iPhone in hand!

After driving to the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City last August, I decided to visit the four corners area before heading to Yellowstone to visit my aunt.

I visited and camped at several national monuments, parks and native american sites. Navajo National Monument, Hubble Trading Post, Canyon de Chelly, Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde were some of my favorites. When it is hot I found it best to pull in near dusk and leave before noon.

From Mesa Verde I headed to Jackson Hole and Yellowstone. I joined my aunt an early morning "safari" and we were fortunate to see grizzly bears and a family of wolves in addition to the bison, deer and fantastic scenery. As a tour guide I appreciated the knowledge and agenda. While I am a do-it-yourself kind of gal, I would highly recommend this tour.

Luckily I had a kayak course to look forward to in Florida.
After the course near Naples, I shot across the state to see The Adams Family in West Palm Beach and then toured the keys, accomplishing something I had always wanted to do - I got a certification in scuba! - I can stay under the water for long periods of time and keep company with the fish!

Amoray Dive Resort is one stop shopping for this. They were recommended by the local visitor's center as they had one of the last rooms (low-key with kitchenettes) available and it turns out one of their instructors, Dan, was available to work with me for two days. With his help I managed to plow through the text book, take the test and accomplish the pool and four dives.

Onward and upward - I've been hard at work programming a new shopping cart and bringing it up-to-date with all the UPC codes - http://shopviewit.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TVAOS&Category_Code=SantaOrnaments - just in time for Christmas!

Salmon la Sac

2011-01-06T14:00:00.001-08:00

I thought it a great idea to get out of the rain and take a forty-minute trip over Snoqualmie Pass to Roslyn. I could tool around on my old skis and enjoy Taco Tuesday at the Brick.

On my previous trip a waitress at the Brick had given me a card for the local Ewing and Clark real estate and property management firm as they oversee Harry's Inn across the street.

As it's been so cold, I chose the red room for just $70.00, plus a dog fee for Ci Ci (these all vary). It is a cozy room with a full kitchenette, separate bathroom and gas fireplace.

I met a friend and headed for the Brick and ended up playing pool (I won one!) and shuffleboard (first time for me!). The atmosphere reminded me of Sirens in Port Townsend although I can't say I know anyone at the Brick while I used to hang out with friends on Fridays in PT.

As I had broken the mount on my wide-angle lens I mounted and configured a manual 55mm lens onto the D100 and proceeded to play around with it. I loved the colors and textures of the shuffleboard and shot images with and without the flash (where is my tripod when I want it the most?).

In the morning I woke early to a snowy morning and wandered out in search of mochas with Ci Ci. The Ewing and Clark firm is located in a coffee shop full of baked goods and vintage items and so was beckoning.

I kept busy getting information on ideas for real estate (I just finished a great class at Rockwell in Bellevue), listening to local gossip and meeting some of the other local merchants. The owner had just returned from a national Main Street meeting in Port Townsend and opened an office across the street.

Finally it was time to venture out skiing so we drove the fifteen miles to the Salmon la Sac campground. Everything was going fine until my binding broke - luckily we had some string and so jerry-rigged it (who was Jerry, anyway?)!

Off we went across the river, up the road and then onto a little trail along the Waptus River. This

really tested our skills on the way back down the hill!

Overall it was a beautiful day in our own private snow globe. The Salmon la Sac seemed to glow an iridescent green under it's cover of snow and ice, an image that will remain with me for a long time.

National Novel Writers Month; from a Class to a Story

2010-11-14T08:50:00.000-08:00

I happened up an announcement for NaNoWriMo and attended a session given by Wendy Call in North Bend. It was a dynamic session which we all thought went very quickly. As an exercise, I thought I would finally add a new post to my blog and compile some of the resources she gave us.

She made the course dynamic by having us do various exercises. We wrote our name on index cards and added why we came to the course. We wrote down what we want our writing life to look like, and visualized it in ten years, five years and one year.

Using the acronym SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, results oriented, time bound) we then applied our goals to see if they fit into the SMART system.

She asked us how much time per week we visualized ourselves writing and how much time we were spending now (mine was seven and zero!). We then had to identify what we were going to give up to get to this last goal.

Although it was a course on time management and goal setting I naturally had to ask her an off-topic question: Where do you find these lists and resources she had referred to and where one can submit articles and contest entries?

Here are a few:

Agentsquery.com
Poets and Writers Magazine
The Writers Chronicle
The Writers Chronicle Blog
The Pacific Northwest Writers Association
Writer's Workshoppe in Port Townsend
Port Townsend Writer's Conference at Centrum (One of my favorite writers, Pam Houston, is teaching a class and it is already full)
Hugo House in Seattle
Writers Cottage in Issaquah (I see I just missed the grand opening!)

She also gave us a couple of authors and book titles:
Malcomb Gladwell - Outliers

Finally she referred us to an upcoming online course with Amanda Castleman at writers.com.

I would say the workshop was inspiring and right up my ally...I have so many stories from traveling, guiding and teaching waiting to fit into some kind of format that I've been waiting for the right time and place to get started.

A beginning might be a comment I heard about myself at a wedding. I was standing next to a fellow kayak instructor and he described my work this way: "She works with tourists". It was such a loaded statement. What did he mean? What are tourists to him? What is working with a tourist? Am I reading more into this that I need to?

I imagine that the people who came on the ten-day self supported trips that I led Baja during the late eighties could be considered tourists.

They showed up uninitiated at the airport in Loreto excited to spend ten days sea kayaking in the Sea of Cortez (also referred to as Mar de Vermillion for it's rich, deep red color on a glassy morning).

The trip format was based on a course from the National Leadership School. One of the main differences was that we cooked gourmet camping meals using just a two burner coleman stove. I had envisioned myself as a wilderness guide but now found myself spending six hours a day in the "kitchen".

We taught them many applicable skills if they didn't know them ; how to pitch a tent, pack a kayak and paddle effectively. In terms of leadership we moved from telling to selling, delegating and letting go as people got into the rhythm. The ten days would unfold into various stories and sagas.

Naturally the group was mostly tested when the big winds would come up. The Mexicans called them Nortes as they came from the north in the winter and traveled hundreds of miles over the water creating big waves (through a phenomena called fetch). I can still hear some of the fisherman calling out "big winds, big winds" using the Spanish i which sounds like eeeee.

We would say that if we were going to be stuck on a beach, this was a beautiful beach to be stuck on. One guest took a different tack and said "if wind is the element in Baja, we need to be paddling in the wind. I am training to climb Mount Mckinley and can't be sitting around".

But most of the time we had fun. We snorkeled, read books, played games and took nature hikes. Guides were trained in natural history and could talk about the white bark tree and cardon cactus which the locals used to create their shade houses (palapas in Spanish).

I learned all of this from my boss, Trudi Angell, who also told me if I wanted to guide on my own, I had to learn Spanish. I had fun learning what I call "ranch spanish" and loved hanging out with locals talking about the catch of the day or the number of goats they had grazing in the desert.

Learning Spanish also opened the door to world view, a focus of my education at the Jackson School of International Studies. It seemed bring a practical application to one of our required texts by Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of Solitude .

So yes, I worked with tourists; people who came to visit a lovely area and view it from a sea kayak for ten days in the wilderness.

In formulating a goal, I might want to weave stories into fiction and model Pamela Houston or keep a nonfiction writing style similar to Terry Tempest Williams.

A big thanks to Wendi for the encouragement - now I just have to find the next writing class.

Exploring Issaquah Trails for Dog Walks

2010-03-10T21:56:00.000-08:00

During a lull in the Northwest rain I was looking for a new trail and found one! It was more than bargained for but rewarding.

Cougar Mountain has a lot to offer so I drove out the Issaquah-Renton Highway until I found the first small parking lot. Off I set with Ci Ci on a nice steep incline.

At the top of the first incline I walked through a little valley complete with a boardwalk which elevated us above a muddy bog.

I eventually reached the top to find a bench that was just created last year. It has a cryptic saying : "May You Find Inner Peace, Tranquility and Safety on the Trails. Follow the Path to Bushido". Hmmm.

Of course this leads to another path; the path to finding the meaning of Bushido. The way of the warrior...which according to http://thebushidocode.com/ are rectitude, courage, benevolence, respect, honesty, honor and loyalty.

Now the hike worked the body and fed the mind and spirit. As I said, rewarding...

As usual I tried to get a good track with the iPhone GPS and it tried to keep up although lost us in a couple of places. Here is a map-link to our hike and a link to pnwhikes.com where one can find more details.

The bench is on the top of the hill to the right of the track, although the GPS wasn't able to follow us there. The trail was easy to follow and well signed.

Kayaking Season; Storing and Carrying Kayaks

2010-03-08T19:57:00.000-08:00

With the warm weather and snow melt kayaking season might be upon us! ShopViewit has had sales of both Talic and Malone kayak racks this last week.

The Malone J-Dock is a great option if you are looking for a wall-mount system, and it also supports snowboards and skiis.

The Talic Seahorse is handy if you have floor space and want to work on your kayak - and it's portable. Toss it in the car and use it at the put-in!

The Big Island

2010-02-28T10:37:00.000-08:00

I joined friends on the big island of Hawaii and basked in Paradise for one week. As it was a last minute trip, I made it an adventure by having very few plans. Thanks to my friends, the iPhone, Yelp and word of mouth, I found great places to stay and took some wonderful hikes and swims.

As Yelp was so helpful I created an account and added reviews: Yelp Reviews.

Our trip to the Green Sand Beach was incredible. We hiked in along the coast watching humpback whales breach and then dove into the water as our reward. I swam underwater and thought I heard a goat bleating; of course it was really a whale sounding from outside the bay, but at first I was shocked as it seemed to be right next to me!

The picture of these whales as taken right off the deck of a house I shared with my friends at Moiliili, the last fishing village on the Big Island. As one local said, however, it is important to get off the deck and onto the lava.

Whitewater Instructor Certification Course in Spokane

2009-12-03T13:00:00.000-08:00

A few people needed whitewater kayak instructor certification updates in Spokane and November was the only time they could all get together. We accomplished all of our goals and had some fun - although I have to admit that thirty degrees and snowing was not my idea of ideal weather for the course!

John (Northwest Outdoor Center, Seattle) and Mike (hydrologykayak.com)
modeling the sweep stroke.

Dynamic navigation bar for website

2009-11-06T19:04:00.000-08:00

ShopViewit

I have been studying dynamic navigation bars this week and found one called "Garage Door Opener". Just as it says, as one does a mouse-over it lifts to reveal a photo underneath! I was able to use some of my photos and am excited to think they will be easy to change in the future.

We think it showcases the Bucky products nicely, as eyeshades are one of the best selling items.

I found the code here:

css-tricks

Ruffwear creates a fleece jacket for dogs

2009-10-16T20:27:00.002-07:00

Ci Ci tested the new Climate Changer fleece from Ruffwear and found it quite warm and comfortable!

Perfect for those cold days. It has a loop for the Ruffwear Beacon and integrated reflective tape.

Rainier in the Fall

2009-10-09T08:49:00.000-07:00

The Paradise Inn from the Guides Trail.

Red Huckleberry along the trail.

The mountain framed from below.

Looking down to the Nisqually Bridge.

If you look carefully through the clouds, Rainier is peaking out.

Swiftwater River Rescue Course

2009-09-15T09:20:00.000-07:00

I had a fun course with Dan Hudson last weekend updating my Swiftwater and River Rescue skills. We did a lot of throw bag practice, raft flipping (with a person in the raft), Z-drag set-up, live bait swimming and used the tension diagonal.

I plan to update my tubular webbing supply and make sure it is color coded. 4 Black (25'), 3 Red (20'), 2 Blue (15'), 4 Yellow (12'), 3 Green (5').

EMT shears can be useful so I am going to get another pair and put them in my PFD pocket.

Reviewing some numbers - tubular webbing has a strength of 4000 lbs. A figure eight depreciates the strength of a rope by 20%; a bowline 30%. Make sure angles are always less than 90 degrees.

We used a two point system on the live-bait rescuer and on the raft to move them horizontally and vertically.

Knot tying has one of the shortest retention times - maybe I'll just keep a piece of rope handy so I can be a bit faster on a few of them.

Paddling Powerhouse

2009-08-02T05:06:00.001-07:00

We decided to gather garbage in the middle of our run on the Snoqualamie and I found a Van Halen T-shirt!

It would be great if King County would take an interest in this river, this area and recycling.

Wildflowers and iPhones

2009-08-02T05:03:00.000-07:00

Beautiful day at Paradise near Myrtle Falls with the Mountain Anemone, Indian Paintbrush, Lupine, Shooting Star, Bear Grass, Avalanche Lily and more in full bloom!

Trip to Makah Bay

2009-07-13T22:03:00.000-07:00

After my bus tour to Rainier, I managed to drive to Salt Creek, one of my favorite places on the Olympic Peninsula. The ranger was so nice - the campground was nearly full by ten thirty p.m., but he remembered the four places that were open and described each one in detail. I found one by the bluffs and prepared the Vanagon for the night, all the while loving the salt air (have been missing it).

Naturally a young raccoon came by to check us out - but the mouse in the night surprised me. While dreaming I heard the crackle-crackle, munch-munch... but only slowly realized what it was... and tossed the doggie treats out the door, hoping my guest would follow.

I woke early to a pink sunrise, but too tired to get up, I contentedly went back to sleep. To make up for it, Ci Ci and I walked Crescent Beach - a magical place no matter what the weather or swell.

In the morning I ran into an industry friend at the Joyce store - he had a prototype carbon fiber touring kayak with a planing hull on his big (Ford?) truck; an interesting combination.

Eventually I reached Neah Bay (bought salmon)

and went out for a warm-up paddle and surf in my EzG, now wishing I had stayed out longer! The weather was perfect - sunny, glassy waves with a nice period - only to by followed by lesser quality swells and fog (still fun, but).

One of my goals was to try out my new Impex Mystic in the surf. Granted we had from two to four feet over the weekend - but I still had a chance to play around with it!

The next two days with the NWOC were a blast, and too soon I had to head for the ferry.

First iPhone 3G Movie

2009-07-03T08:43:00.000-07:00

First day with my iPhone 3G - just had to play with the video while leading a Rainier tour. Here we are at the Nisqually River. Needs a bit of editing; maybe I should dive into Final Cut Express...

I later shot footage of Sunbeam Creek - love the sound of the river:

Lovely day

2009-06-26T10:37:00.001-07:00

It's a lovely June day in the forest with the sun peaking through the trees. I am enjoying the tranquility! Heading out to to the Powerhouse run to coach some kayaking this afternoon.

Being here reminds me of Annie Dillard's Book "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek". Every day a watchful person sees young birds (mergansers, stellar jays), squirrels hiding cherries in their secret spot, deer sneaking through the backyard and hummingbirds enjoying the fuchias and feeders.. The river brings fish, kingfishers, herons and even an occasional eagle. Salamanders have been found.

The last few weeks have been full of bus tours - introducing all sorts of people to Seattle, Boeing and Mount Rainier. The mountain is on an upward swing with wildflowers popping out all over. Indian Paintbrush, Lupine, Avalanche Lily, Mountain Anemone, Pendicularis, Spreading Phlox...and the deer are moving higher every day, some with their little spotted fawns.

Instructor certification course for coastal kayaking

2009-05-25T08:29:00.000-07:00

Alki Beach provides a lot of distraction during this inner-city workshop!

Puget Sound Sea Kayak Symposium

2009-05-16T09:01:00.000-07:00

Heading to Tacoma today for the spring symposium. Great time to run into friends and kick off the season! I'll be teaching Tides and Currents, Basic Strokes and Refining the forward Stroke.

Kayak Training

2009-05-11T08:39:00.000-07:00

Since I have been living next to a river my access to river kayaking has gone up while my access to long distance sea kayaking has gone down. Where I used to enjoy sunset paddles from Port Townsend to Maristone Island where I could train on the forward stroke, now I am using a combination of Eric Jackson's workout tips with a forward stroke endurance element.

Starting with a warm up of forward, backwards, sweep (four versions), draw (sculling and static), bow and stern draws underway with a few c-strokes to turn (great for the core) I then move into ferries and eddy turns using balance followed by paddling in place against the current.

Based on the training I had ten years ago at the Arco Olympic Training center, I've been trying to figure out stroke rate, time and periodicity. I have been paddling about 50-60 strokes a minute for a hundred and fifty strokes, taking a break and going at it again.

Yesterday I researched online and found this article: http://www.canoeicf.com/default.asp?Page=1605&MenuID=Development/1012/0 - it has a great chart for low to high intensity workouts.

For an aerobic workout (and fat burning) it's important to keep a sustained heart rate over a period of time, and many people have said it's hard to do in a kayak. I biked for an hour and a half yesterday and managed to keep my heart rate between 120-150 bpm.

I find if I paddle in current in a similar fashion I can do the same, making my paddling work out well rounded! I probably spend a full hour at the top of the Powerhouse run (Snoqualamie River) on the first half, and forty-five minutes to an hour on the rest of the river.

The river isn't hard enough for some people - if this is the case for you, challenge yourself by making ascents or turning a class-two drop into a series of class-three moves by playing rock and eddy tag! Try a few back ferries...

Getting on the river is half the fun - training can be just as fun and good for you.

First Mount Rainier Tours of 2009!

2009-04-29T08:58:00.000-07:00

Introducing people to Mount Rainier, our third national park is a wonderful experience. Plus I get to meet interesting people from around the world.

Sunny Seattle Tour

2009-04-25T09:05:00.000-07:00

Had fun with my Nikon and the 18mm lense while leading a tour - had to be quick...

Glass gallery in Pioneer Square

The Smith Tower "lined up" with the Columbia Towers

Young man posing at the Seattle Troll
(wish it still had the California plates)

Memorial to lost fisherman

Daffodils and poppies at the Ballard locks

Is this the Adventuress sailing in?
Reminds me of the first tall ship that sailed around Alki Point (in the distance)

Finally got a shot I wanted of Mount Rainier
behind Harbor Island and the West Seattle Bridge (from Magnolia)

...and of course the Space Needle and Mt. Rainier from Kerry Park

Spring kayaking!

2009-04-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

Back-ferrying with belly dancers!

Spring kayak workout on Powerhouse
near Redmond, WA।

(cross posted to Facebook page:

Shopviewit

2009-04-10T11:01:00.000-07:00

Shopviewit.com is now up and running!

shopviewit.com

My old domain went to a new home - this is the new name.

Weather

2009-01-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

Here is Ci Ci unhappily posing next to the river.

We certainly have seen extremes in weather lately. From wondering when the snow in the cascades was going to come (so we could start skiing) to the deep chill with several feet of snow in the lowlands, and now the flooding! What excitement will the Northwest see next?

I drove to town (Fall City) to get gas and this is the picture I took while the tank was filling. The Snoqualamie seems to have crested it's hundred-year flood level.

Ci Ci's Ruffwear Sunshower jacket comes in handy!

Christmas

2008-12-23T09:37:00.000-08:00

More things to do when one is snowed in - turn that snow globe a cousin gave us into a card - Merry Christmas!

Snow

2008-12-23T09:27:00.000-08:00

What to do when you are snowed in? A little 18 degree workout!

EMT

2008-12-15T08:37:00.000-08:00

I always feel a little inspired after attending the annual EMT CBT instructor workshop. Dr. Eisenberg opens with a review of programs in King County, discusses how far ahead the county is in some areas and areas that need improvement. This is followed by the workshop which is presented using different styles - scenarios, hands-on, round table and my least favorite - a multiple choice test - which are hopefully used by the various instructors when they go back to their departments. Questions are encouraged, treated respectfully, and answered thoroughly.

After the two medical incidents I had in wilderness situations this year I was glad to hear the doctor encouraging trips to the hospital by private vehicle if the situation wasn't life-threatening. The cost is so great to the injured and they often don't expect the bill.

The downside might be a longer wait time to get into the emergency room, but he pointed out a good triage nurse should be able to take care of that.

Viaduct

2008-12-12T06:56:00.000-08:00

I sent this letter to the viaduct project today as they are accepting comments:

The Alaska Way Viaduct has always been my favorite drive in Seattle (other than Chuckanut Drive near Bellingham). It has also been the best way to get downtown and to the airport. I cringe whenever I have to take Five as an option!

Recently I have become a tour guide. I now showcase Seattle to the east and our wonderful waters and mountains to the west. I talk out seeing some of Seattle's old and more preserved architecture juxtaposed against the new. Or how the Olympic mountain range is within a national park right on the other side of the Puget Sound and is another great destination.

With Seattle having become so elegant in recent years I would hope the viaduct would be replaced with something modern that has a vision and a mission, similar to the ideals behind the Olympic Sculpture Park - a showcase as well as a highway.

(Image taken with a Blackberry)

November

2008-11-11T09:25:00.001-08:00

Mid November is one of those times that is between things - between Halloween and Thanksgiving, kayaking and skiing, rain and snow. Some weird genetic domesticity always arises in me and I start baking bread, sewing and taking more dog walks!

I'm living next to the Raging River and we usually joke about it's name, but not last week when it shot up to 1800 cfs and covered the rock that had the log jam!

The sun came out yesterday and so I hiked up to my favorite little lake to see the bare branches of trees reflected against a blue sky.

Speaking of skiing, I was hired to teach for the new instructor's academy at Stevens Pass - Learning, Leadership and Teaching Styles.

I organized a game towards the end where I gave out basic topics with creative methods of presenting, and the most enjoyable were "How to Peel a Banana" (humor, using four people as the banana), "How to Tie a Shoelace" (team teach with a group), "How to Change a Tire" (again using four people as tires).

We know that using creative methods aren't as efficient as the "deliver, demonstrate, do" method, but it's important to be able to come out of our comfort and control zones and get creative now and then!

The last Mount Rainier Tour was a fun one even though the mountain didn't come out for us as it did the week before.

Instead we wandered through old growth forests with umbrellas,

listening to a bit of dripping and a lot of deep silence you don't find other places.

Tours around Seattle have been quite nice with the colors and the rain. The Statue of the Fallen Firefighters was well framed by leaves in Pioneer Square.

And last but not least I finally added the little Santa Sledder to shopviewit.com along with a special Christmas Coupon!

Mount Rainier

2008-10-02T14:06:00.001-07:00

I've returned to guiding, only this time by bus and around Mount Rainier. It's a blast introducing people to the volcano and the surrounding areas, taking them on short and long hikes, especially to see the wildflower meadows and the Grove of the Patriarchs where the trees are around eight hundred years old.

Here we have the Nisqually River, glowing with glacial flour and surrounded by rocks of andesite and granite.

A marmot doing it's prairie dog imitation.

A bear collecting berries.

Peace Wave

2008-08-31T11:09:00.000-07:00

After two failed attempts (two summers of low water and excessive smoke) we finally made our sojourn to Peace Wave on the Salmon, and got on it!

Peace Wave is a park-and-play wave on the Salmon just outside of Riggins, Idaho.

Spring 08 Newsletter, Paddle to Tatoosh

2008-03-01T20:07:00.000-08:00

KIX Newsletter Spring 2008

View from Tatoosh Island towards Cape Flattery, August 2008

Newsletter Index:

Spring 2007

Fall 06

Spring 06

September 05

June 05

March 05

October 04

June 04

March 04

January 04

November 03

September 03

August 03

July 03

June 03

May 03

April 03

February-March 03

This last year has had some great kayaking interludes!

Paddling near a heron in the University of Washington Arboretum

A week in Idaho on the Payette drainage

Team Building Day, Introductory Kayak Class on the Snoqualamie River. Booked by a group at Microsoft, this was great fun!

We met for breakfast, paddled and played games, accomplished peel-outs, s-turns and small ferrys. Pizza for lunch was followed by moving to the larger flow and ferrying the river

Private kayaking Lesson Seattle's Lake Union

A trip to Cape Flattery was truly amazing. Much to our delight, the fog came in and then lifted, the breeze began but then faded, and we had a perfectly fun day exploring the nooks and crannies of the coast. We crossed over to Tatoosh Island for look at the southern point, and then headed back.

Port Townsend Wedding by Kayak

West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium Instructor Exchange

Lunch Stop - Learn by Doing - Circumnavigated Goat Island, stopping in eddies to work on strokes and rescues.

Instructor Development Workshop - experimenting with the fit between a traditional design and a more current design.

Signaling and Safety Devices La Push ICE

2006-05-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong Outward Bound Rough Water Day

2006-01-15T12:32:00.000-08:00

This was one of the best days I've had as an instructor trainer. After three weeks of flat water in the beautiful bay next to the Hong Kong Outward Bound campus, we motored out to find rough water. This was the only time a course had a chase boat with a photographer (my friend Linda Townsend) and until she became queezy she shot the following movie for us.