A souvenir of earlier days on p.net

And here’s a souvenir of the first gathering of what later became the Ozark Rendezvous:


That was back when everyone was kidding each other about IPONA (Inland Pirates of North America - spiritboat would have fit right in with his Jolly Rodger) It was held on the Edisto River near where TexasLady was to attend a conference for her business.
From left to right: wgiven (Black Walter), TripS, TexasLady, CM, PJC, and kneeling Swedge. I think that was in '02.

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Here’s another from the first Wisconsin River 'vous:


From left rear to right:
GuideboatGuy, me, Durangoski, PuffinGin, DuluthMoose, WildernessWeb, OzarkGal, Tom, Yooperchic and daughter Emily, Donna and PTBkayaker, rhow (down and right to left)Pat2, vic, arlen, HappyCamper’s sister (forgot name), HappyCamper and husband John.

I don’t know how I missed that gathering since it was on my favorite river. Swedge and I paddled together several times, often with Tripp, but it’s been years.
Tripp died in his sleep of a heart attack a few years ago and I’ve lost track of Swedge.

Thanks for a quick ride down memory lane. Recognizable names, some I interacted with more than others. Always appreciated GuideboatGuy as a voice of reason (especially when I went particularly ballistic one time with an PNet bully who evidently lived in a neighboring state and worked in Boston). GuideboatGuy talked me down back channel. Haven’t seen him in awhile.

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Haven’t seen much of TexasLady since she moved from Dallas to the Beaumont area. Probably been 10 years.