The crowd gathers...
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Anticipation is in the air as the room starts to buzz.
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FOOD! Theres's ALWAYS food at BASK meetings. This time, lots of it!!!
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Sue takes the stage.
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New visitor introductions. We had a record number of visitors, I think.
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More visitors...
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More visitors...
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More visitors...
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More visitors...
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More visitors...
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More visitors... Gregg. A recent Florida transplant.
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More visitors...
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Karen from Healing Waters (www.hwaters.org
). This is Karen's first BASK meeting.
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More visitors... All the way from Minnesota!
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And will the last of the new visitors please stand up.
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On with the show.... Higgins shows off his brand new custom made, well, whatever it is.
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Oh, brother, what's THIS going to turn out to be?
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Looks like something you'd see in a nuclear power plant!
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Oh, cool, it's a traditional Intuit something or other. Or is that Inuit? Oh yeah, Intuit makes Quicken, Inuits make these things. Whatever they are. One of those warm things that the hunters wear when hunting whales from kayaks.
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Here's a shot that's WAY too kinky for normal family-style websites. Higgins shows off his, well, um, er, no further comment....
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Take It Off. Er, I mean, PUT IT ON!!!!
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Hi, Michael.
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Heh, YOU want a piece of me, TOO? Hah.
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John speaks. The room listens.
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JS celebrates a birthday by cracking open a bottle of bubbly.
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Dick speaks.
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How big was that fish that got away?
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Look, Buddy, I'm tellin you fer the last time that SKEGs are better than RUDDERS!
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Boo.
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Dave takes the stage to recruit for his first aid and rescue classes.
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The Upcoming Trips. Page 1.
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The Upcoming Trips. Page 2.
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The Upcoming Trips. Page 3.
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The Upcoming Trips. Page 4.
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COOL! The new "Surf Etiquette" brochures have arrived.
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The crowd is rapt with attention.
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Sue introduces the first speaker: trekkers back from....
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....Chili! Dan Mauk and Karen Graham presented a travellogue of their kayaking trip thru the Chilean fjords.
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CHILI! What a trip this must have been! Of course, I once knew a man who was so dumb that somebody said it's chilly outside, and he went and got a bowl. Harharhar.
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The guide. Whatshisname?
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The food sits in the back, unguarded as BASKers watch the captivating slide show going on in front.
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The crowd watches as the Chili travellers wave goodbye....
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One last shot: the View Out the Front Door.
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Chili. Land of a million chili beans. Or something like that.
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Mingling at the break.
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Talk to the hand 'cause I aiont listenin! Anybody wanna guess whose hand this is? I know but I ain't tellin.....
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....Hint: it's 1 of these 3....
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Minglin
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and more Minglin
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Maryly takes the stage for her presentation on "Kayaking Oddities".
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The littlest BASK visitor checks out the grub in the back of the room while Maryly warms up the crowd.
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On with the show..... (Note, I only show a few pictures here to whet yer appetite. Maryly owns the complete set, so ask her to see the clean copies....)
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Heh, it's JT!
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How much do roof racks for cable cars cost?
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Gives a whole new definition of "the great outdoors".....
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Maryly has the audience LITERALLY rolling in the aisles!
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Kayakin in THIS climate? Sure, why not?
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Ahhhh, this is better. Check out how this guy is towing his SOT....
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Miami. I hear there's Killer Manatee in Miami. Better watch out if you paddle there!
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Especially if you're smuggling dope in your kayak into Vancouver, that is....
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Wow, just like the Black Canyon trip!
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Is this Mendo? Could be....
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Region's Equity Bank. "Refinance your house, then go paddling." I hope they don't mean to imply that you'll have to re-fi to AFFORD a kayak....
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Yum! Alaskan Pale. With a tandem kayak on the label!
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PADDLE!
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Be sure to take lots of snack bars when facing....
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....Mother Nature's Wave Machine.
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Where's the kayak?
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Well, squint real hard and you'll see it on the TV screen....
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Paxil. Kayaks. Hmmmmm.
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When the entire world is your own personal spittoon!
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The famous Intel Kayak series.
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WHHhhhaaaattttt?!??!? There Is No Couch Potato Badge???? WHAAAATTTT???? Oh, damn, I'll NEVER graduate from the Scouts, now. That was my best activity
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Check out the floation gear on that one!
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Kayak Shoes! COOL! I wonder if they're waterproof?
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Great for rolling practice!
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Check out this guy. They have to paddle upside down thru a cave to reach the only bar in town that serves Canadian Club. Or "CC, eh" to our Northern siblings....
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Winter Paddlin' In the Land O' The Great White North....
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Now, it's Kayakn Ken's turn to do his "Less Reverent" part of the "Kayaking Oddities". Killer Manatees, eh? Boy, nasty!
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Man Bitten In Half By Shark!
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This might explain the leaks in my kayak....
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Four People Vanish Without a Trace In Portable Toilet! Public is outraged!
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Absolutely No Comment Whatsoever....
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Pass the mashed potatoes and gravy....
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Wonder what a whale trunk transplant will allow you to do?
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Hmmmmm. Nahhhh, no comment on this one either....
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The Monster Is Dead! Long Live The Monster!
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And.... The best for last!
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Higgins closes the meeting. What more can I say? The June 2004 BASK meeting was a roaring success. As are all BASK meetings. Let's just say that Higgin's performance was a great conclusion to Ken and Maryly's "Kayaking Oddities chat earlier in the show. And a record number of new visitor introductions before that. And a very strange display of a very strange gown by Mister Higgins. Not to mention the fantastic pictures by Don Mauk and Karen Graham of the kayaking trip to Chilean fjords. Not to be confused with the Chilean Chebies. Nyuk nyuk. See yah next month!
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