| the 2009 Midwinters
& U.S. Nationals getting there - 2 photos mostly by Peter Rahn ... |
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| Alex Rahn (above) and his dad,
Peter, get
set to kiss the snows on Montreal good-bye. ... |
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| Magically, the next thing
we
know is it's Wednesday and the Rahns have arrived at Lake
Eustis where three Wayfarers are already lined up in the visitors' parking: (l to r) Uncle Al, Andy Douma and Richard Watterson. ... |
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| As always, the lovely
clubhouse
looks inviting, and if it weren't for the temperature,
things would be
perfect!! ... |
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| The Rahns' newly arrived Shadow will get a
scrub before
moving in beside ... ... |
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| ... Richard Johnson's
yellow
beauty Free Range
Chick'n. ... |
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| While the hose is warmed
up,
Peter gives his car that clean Florida look!! ... |
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| Windy and cool. Lake Eustis
is
ready, but are we???? ... |
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| Well, at least the boat can
be
set up and ... ... |
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| ... the gear given a good
airing!! ... |
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| Boat duly covered and
parked,
Peter is ready for the defending champion's classic
routine: a nap! ... |
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| Nah! Even from here, that
looks
like it is too cold and too much work!! ... |
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| PR, call home!! ... |
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| Wednesday sunset ... |
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| Thursday morning: That cold
NW
wind that came with the Arctic cold front continues to
blow! ... |
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| John and Dolores de Boer
arrive
from London, Ontario with their beloved camper. ... |
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| After three days on the
road, Silverfox
gets a well-earned shower
from ... ... |
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| ... John. ... |
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| Late afternoon: Eventually
a few
people did go out sailing as the winds finally lost
strength but here
... ... |
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| ... Lake Eustis remains
empty. ... |
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| Alex waits for warmth and
action. ... |
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| Richard Johnson has -
wisely -
set up headquarters inside the club. ... |
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| Andrew Haill reports: Just by chance we flew over Lake Eustis and the surrounding lakes en route to Tampa. |
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