Coastals

Lost the Mango Burn to a log below Hollywood . There is a log on the right
side of the left channel leading out of the runout for Hollywood (LJ). At 8.5'
it was completely under the water and log. With the water going up to 13'
it shouldn't be seen for a while unless the log dislodges. Please keep an
eye out for it, but it's not worth taking any chances for recovery.

Missed the tongue between Flipper and Stripper, and my roll.

Thanks, Hunter, MarcM (hope your knee is feeling better), Eddie, Giggles
and Shaggy for your help getting off the river.

Sounds like quite the adventure, glad everything worked out alright.

Glad you're safe.

kayakah wrote:Glad you're safe.

Same here!!

Good to know you are OK.
I bet the Mango burn will be waiting for you on your return from CR!

it was a lovely day for a swim............
glad you got nothing out of this but a story to tell.
have fun down south, good luck with the coffee condom!

Say "Hi" to Jane, Frazer, Archie, Brian, Monse, and Holly for me!
Enjoy the warm water!

Glad you're alright Mango. I'll keep and eye out for it and the log as the water drops. If it becomes accessible, we'll plan and organize a recovery effort.

Have fun splashin' around in the warm water down south.

Have fun on your trip. Get to the airport early!

I'd like to thank my new best friend Russ for helping me recover the Mango-Burn. Giggles and I have just returned from our covert
mission to deepest darkest Chesterfield with boat in van. It started this morning when Russ emailed me a very suspicious Craigs List
Post (see below** as soon as I can get it small enough**Fixxed). I called Giggles and had her call about being interested in buying the boat. She called me back a little later and had arranged a meeting for 5:30pm. I spent the rest of the day getting reciepts together (not really the rest of the day) and setting up backup.
I had my business partner call me at intervals to make sure that Mangles didn"t get taken prisoner by the Craigs List Bandits. We arrived in enemy territory as scheduled and under the cover of darkness. Giggles said let me do the talking. We were barely through the door when the target was possitively identified. Sure the name/phone number/e-mail were painted over but hey, it takes more than a little paint to keep a man from recognizing his firs.......I mean second love. Giggles engaged the couple and the guy bandit started explaining all the features like the "hand flippers" & "anchor rope" and how he had been paddling my kayak for years. How Giggles keep a straight face I'll never know. We finally lowered the boom and exited with the Holly Grail of kayaks, the Mango-Burn. The whole way home Giggles kept saying, she couldn't believe they tried to sell us our own kayak.
So all is well back in Mango-Land. Thanks for your help Russ!

I am glad you got it back!!!

I was looking for skateboard stuff for Philip in "Sporting" and saw.....

http://richmond.craigslist.org/spo/1526744277.html

Aw hell no!! "Hand flippers" and "an anchor line in a bag that floats" all with a large yellow/white Burn.

Have fun down South and I meant what I said about their body parts falling off if it was your stuff too.

That was like the bestest trip report EVER!!

Tell me another one Mango!!

PS glad you survived both trips, have fun in CR.[/u]

You should have let me bite em Dad!


But uh.....why is it that I can't go to CR?

What a dirt bag… I am glad you were able to persuade him to give it back

Tonight's events really makes me lose faith in mankind.
I am glad we got the Mango burn back.
I was going to by him a new one if we didn't. Now he will have to settle for a new custom drysuit instead.