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!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming....WOW What a ride! . . . . . Trying to live up to this, Priceless. As long as you have good insurance!
. There is a log on the right
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.
