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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #90 on: February 22, 2009, 01:55:05 am »
Awesome! One, Two, Infinity! It used to be we had one nutty guy who like Standup Paddelboard; now it is club!

It looks beautiful, too. I am jealous of the weather. I like the red hair in the little pic too.  ;)

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #91 on: February 22, 2009, 09:07:02 am »
Well, alright!  How great that you got to do this before your surgery...and you look like a natural at it!  You & Stoneaxe must meet up on the ocean somewhere in the middle...below Africa, perhaps?  I'll need to consult my globe...

Thanks for sharing and we'll be looking for post-op paddling pics before too long!

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #92 on: February 22, 2009, 05:18:18 pm »
Steve: It certainly is a club... Cindy just has to get her hubby into it and there'll be three of us!  I've just started knitting following your lead so I'll have something to do while  I'm initially chilling out post-op... I've made a hat and a scarf.  I'll send them back to my friends in the UK who need them a lot more than me!

Cindy: I'm really lucky hey... I'm glad I got to have a go pre-op - I can see how easy it is... otherwise I might have been a bit scared post-op.  I've put a video up on the acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma group on facebook if you want to see the live action version and see how easy it was!  Hope you get to have a go too!
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #93 on: February 25, 2009, 11:13:30 am »
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome.... ;D...welcome to the club! You'll be surfing before you know it.....then you'll have a hard time thinking about anything else..  ;)

There is a great forum on Standup in Australia...you might find some other folks to join up with to paddle. I'm on there as Stoneaxe as well.
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/forum.asp?forum_id=41

An online buddy of mine is particularly active on there. He's in Victoria though. Here's a recent night paddle on the Yarra River
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=48010

Another great forum for Standup...the biggest...is Standupzone. You'll find i spend way too much time on there... ;D It's a great place for all kinds of info and sharing stories.
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php

Again...welcome to the club...have fun. If you do find your balance giving you problems the best thing I've found to do is to get out for a couple hours in mildly choppy water. Keep your eyes along the horizon. If you can do that a few times a week it makes a world of difference.

I didn't realize there was a facebook group...I'll have to check that out...Thanks.
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #94 on: February 25, 2009, 11:51:50 am »
Beautiful pictures, Joe  ;D

Thanks for sharing them.

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #95 on: March 07, 2009, 06:16:49 am »
Went paddling again yesterday at 7am... it sure was chilly!  Now have flown to Melbourne today in readiness for my surgery on Wednesday.  I'm going paddling at St Kilda Beach tomorrow morning... will post pics tomorrow hopefully!!

We need some more members of the paddling club!
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #96 on: March 13, 2009, 11:53:10 pm »
Back from vacation on Maui...what a blast! Lots of paddling... ;D Everyday for 5-6 hours anyway. You'll find some of the exploits here...more to follow. http://newenglandsup.wordpress.com/

Joe...hope you had a good paddle at St. Kilda, and most especially hope the surgery went very well. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #97 on: March 14, 2009, 11:34:15 am »
You're breakin' my heart, Stone.
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #98 on: March 15, 2009, 09:07:35 am »
I used to canoe with my youngest son until he outgrew me ... :'(

I get nauseated looking at water ripple ... I would like a canoe and to hit the river again
but no one wants to go with me ... I guess with cell phone in hand I could give it a go , but
really would prefer not to be alone on the river...standing up on a board is a long way off...
makes me dizzy looking at the pictures...

I am going to have to go to the library to look at the videos ..slow dial up isn't working ...after about
10 minutes and it still not loaded I gave up...

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #99 on: March 15, 2009, 09:12:50 am »
Quote from: Carol on January 24, 2009, 09:37:18 am
Balance is my issue. You give me hope. However, I am deathly afraid of water and don't know how to swim. LOL! Maybe something on land? (I'm 63, but in my head I'm 20)


My doctor gave me this link ... there is a dealer about 30 minutes away and I am seriously thinking about
checking this out ... I also saw it demonstrated on an infomercial and it looks like it would be fun... not
paddling but would get anyone using it out and moving

www.trikke.com
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #100 on: March 15, 2009, 12:19:18 pm »
Quote from: Nancy McDonald on March 14, 2009, 11:34:15 am
You're breakin' my heart, Stone.
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I'm right there with you Nancy  :(

Cool website, Soundy  8)   If you do check out the dealer, let us know how it goes.  This stuff looks very interesting!

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #101 on: March 15, 2009, 12:32:12 pm »
Have I missed an update from Down Under, JoeBloggs?
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #102 on: March 15, 2009, 11:43:44 pm »
Quote from: Nancy McDonald on March 14, 2009, 11:34:15 am
You're breakin' my heart, Stone.
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I know its a tough job but someone has to do it.... ;D

Actually came home and couldn't paddle for a couple of days....my shoulders and arms had a chance to stiffen up on the plane ride home and needed a couple days rest. Finally went out yesterday for a beautiful flatwater paddle. No wetsuit, a fleece, jeans, and just wore my wetsuit boots since the water was like glass. Crystal clear this time of year too...could see to the bottom in 20 ft of water. Just me, the fish and a few birds.

I'm wondering how Joe's surgery went too....smoothly I hope.

That trikke looks interesting Soundy. Like you said...anything that can get you out and moving. When I 1st started getting on the standup board I fell every 30 seconds I was like that for a week. It took me 3 months before I went out on flat water without falling. Its all about pushing yourself.
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #103 on: March 16, 2009, 05:21:47 am »
Stop it, Stoneaxe!
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a beautiful flatwater paddle. No wetsuit, a fleece, jeans, and just wore my wetsuit boots since the water was like glass. Crystal clear this time of year too...could see to the bottom in 20 ft of water. Just me, the fish and a few birds.
You're killin' me!  We've still got three feet of snow on the lake up here!
A thought . . . I'll be right there, just let me get my wetsuit out of storage.
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« Reply #104 on: March 16, 2009, 11:24:40 pm »
I am going to try to go look at the trikkes next week...tied up here this week with a ceiling
that has got ot be finished and science fair for two days ... it looked like fun and easy on TV ...
I am wondering about the real life demo ... I can't stay up on my bike ...maybe  I could on a trikke

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