==== The very last Wednesday nighter of the year ====

**Kirk Christensen** \\
11/01/11  #11649

Still planning to do a dark Wednesday night loop if anyone is interested. Kim C. can you give a call at 815-2015 if you will not make tomorrow.

Kirk

**tahalsted <tahalsted@...>** \\
11/01/11  #11650

I'm planning on it! Howard, Gerardo, and I are thinking of doing it earlier, though (5:15 or 5:30), to pretend that we'll have some daylight to go with the wind and rain...

-Tom

**Reivers Dustin**

11/03/11  #11657

I got home in time to see three hardy surfski paddlers doing the loop.  It was impressive: cold, blowing rain and dark coming so hard you hear the light bleeding out of the day.  I recognized Herrardo, but not the other two.

Odd thing was, just about the time these three would be finishing up their showers half the lights in Bellingham went dark.  -Coincidence?

rd

**Gerardo Andaluz** \\
11/03/11  #11658

You probably recognize me by my distinct paddle-brace-paddle stroke that I have worked so hard to develop... along with Tom and Howard and securely escorted by Larry & Larry Services... very much appreciated!. Kirk and somebody else were doing the 'I love paddling in the dark' thing's so they started about 15 minutes after us.\\
About the lights thing... we were taking separate showers.\\
Thanks to all for bringing us along in another great LW paddling season

Herrardo (AKA as Gerardo... some times)

**Michael Gregory**

11/03/11  #11659

- Yes, coincidence.  \\
- Kirk and I had a fun exciting paddle on the lake.  We where kinda wondering what happened to the rest of the fleet.\\
Mike

**paul clement** \\
11/03/11  #11661

I was putting in a few hours on the bike out in the county.  It felt a lot like paddling...

**tahalsted <tahalsted@...>**

11/03/11  #11662

Yup, that was us! It rained so hard, that I thought about sliding off my ski, so I could dry off a bit, in the lake. I enjoyed coming straight back (from about 2/3 of the way along the east shore), so I could enjoy some downwind fun, before full darkness hit.

It was a fun way to end the Wednesday-night race season. Kinda reminded me of how it started. In any case, I had a blast!

I'll see y'all out on the water at other times while we wait for next year's WNRaces.

-Tom