| *sigh* I don't get to go to Cheat Fest. I'm not happy about that, because I really like the Cheat Narrows and I have a score to settle with Calamity Rock. I was gonna run that section this weekend, but . . . no dice.
It started with a sneaking suspicion that I didn't really have time to go out of town. Then my sprayskirt got delayed (it won't be in til next Tuesday - the 6th) and, while I was offered a loaner from WW Warehouse, that really raised the question in my mind whether I should go. Then I started having stomach pain and going into physical panic mode when I tried to think through how I could make the trip work . . . so, in a rare moment of panic-free clarity, I decided that if going was gonna stress me out that much, I shouldn't go.
Instead, I'm taking the boat out tomorrow afternoon to name it and, if the water's not too pushy, paddle it around a bit. I wouldn't usually call 500 CFS "pushy", but I don't have a skirt, so I have to plan for a couple swims. (Yes, I know paddling without a skirt is not a good idea. I don't recommend anyone doing it; I wouldn't except I know this river, it's slow, and there aren't any actual rapids in my area.)
I also have the whole weekend off, thanks to the fact that I was gonna be out of town, so I can get most of my cleaning done and hopefully sort out the better part of the BTS DVD mess that needs to be handed off before I leave and get all my compy crap squared away and maybe even get started packing . . .
From every perspective except the "I want to go kayaking all the time and be amazing at it" one, staying home is the best choice.
I still hate it, though.
Labels: complaining, logistics, rivers, whitewater festival |
"I decided that if going was gonna stress me out that much, I shouldn't go." - Good move.