October 18, 2004

I worked at Wavesport, in Greensboro, NC from 1999-2003 and never heard of the Mayo River. I am willing to guess that the staff there still doesn’t know about it. Just FYI, if you work at Confluence, check out the Mayo River, off of Old Anglin Road, just shy of the VA border (50 minutes away). This is a fun little spot with about 15 or 20 feet of gradient in a short 300 yards. I was there at rock bottom low water and there was lots of creeky stuff, as well as blasting holes, a cartwheel hole, a small, but fun surfing wave, and the flatwater was deep enough for any tricks. It was also quite pretty, with smooth granite, perfect for spins and boofs.

Don Hedge was the leader of this adventure. He called me to see if I could do a Jackson Kayak only demo with anybody who wanted to show. I was very happy to see Jizman55, otherwise known as Jim there. He has been somebody who has been a fan for years and I am glad I finally know this guy in or out of his boat. I am very lucky to know Jim. I was finally introduced to Karen, who introduced Jim to kayaking. Karen is more of a river runner, who watches when Jim decides to go out and play, but can hold her own playing too.

I introduced the Super Star, All-Star, and Star to the folks there. Most of them had already seen the Fun series and were mostly Fun style folks anyhow. However, there were a few that wanted “All Play, All Day” and the Star, All-Star, and Super Star were the craft of choice!

I hope to do this again sometime!

EJ

Spraying Ferry Dust

GOP Staff learning to roll

EJ and Jim