ROFF and making friends

Good to see an international flare this year at Penn's !!

And very good to see you (Dave) are planning on making it down to the great
state of Pennsylvania for our Clave for yet another year. I was afraid you
were serious about it being your last clave.

I'm still recuperating the foot from last year's Clave. I've got the Doc
stumped as to what the hell it is, but I can't hike too long without some
pain. He's talkin surgery, but I may hold off until after this year's clave
if possible. Foot surgery can take a while to heal.

The more I walk, the more severe it gets. If I sit on my arse for a few
days, it's fine.

The Death March may have done me in last year..

The Finn..

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Roger writes:

I will try to get to the US for the Penns clave.
God knows I can afford it, and if everything works out with the rest
of the family I will go there.
This Tom Littleton, how can I get in contact with him?

Tom Littleton's e-mail is
However, he will probably pick up on this thread and chime in at any
moment.

Is there any web site that I can find info on the accomodations, river
and
permit cost?

This is where many of us stayed last year:
http://www.pavisnet.com/schaferscoun.../location.html
There is also the possibility that there would be room in the North
Carolina
cabin, usually obtained by Jeff or Wally. There is no river permit to
fish the
rivers at Penns, and a fishing license with a trout stamp will run you
about
$30.

If I attend, Roger (still up in the air about it), I believe it would be
cheapest to fly into Boston and I could pick you up and deliver you back
for
your flight home. And, if necessary, I could drive my 32 foot camper,
more
than enough room for two and we would be parked in the camping area where
most
of Penns reprobates camp.

/Roger
I'll start research on the travel arrangements.



Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

If?


"Willi" wrote in message
...


Jeff Miller wrote:

indian joe and i have reserved the cherry run cabin for may 16-22... i
sent notes to the usual suspects who might be interested. didn't send a
note to you dave because you indicated in several early posts you
weren't going. i offered to cover warren's and dan'l's and i think
willi's share if they decided to attend

I appreciate the (belated?) offer, but if I go, I'll probably stay
somewhere closer to Clave Central.

Willi

Jeff,

I'm very interested in the smaller bedroom upstairs if it's still unspoken
for. I'll probably arrive a few days early and camp up at Clave Central and
then make my way down South, if it works out that way. I'll try to get
into the southern sleeping regimen by then.

Wally and Tom ain't joinin us???


"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
news:1A4Gb.45328$hf1.29630@lakeread06...
indian joe and i have reserved the cherry run cabin for may 16-22... i
sent notes to the usual suspects who might be interested. didn't send a
note to you dave because you indicated in several early posts you
weren't going. i offered to cover warren's and dan'l's and i think
willi's share if they decided to attend and wanted a roof instead of
tent. haven't heard from them confirming anything yet, though warren
said he and lou t might stay. no one else has responded... don't know
wayno's or pj's plans. wally and tom brown said they aren't going this
year. indian joe has the big bedroom. i have the one next to it.
there is another very small bedroom upstairs, several beds (4?) in the
basement, and 2 couches. plus, a big yard for anyone who wants to camp.

the good thing about the cabin is its location by the stream and some
prime fishing, as well as access to the sportsman's club; the bad thing
is the distance from the group in the campground and the milheim bars.

tom littleton, mike makela, vince norris, and dave PA are the local
experts on the stream. the feathered hook flyshop in coburn is a good
resource too.

roger, penns is by far the largest gathering i've been to in the states.
you'll enjoy it, and meet a good sampling of the lunatics. the fishing
is fun too... as long as it doesn't rain. a fascinating part of this
world, shared with a good crowd of folks in pursuit of the great
mystery. hope you can make it...

jeff

Dave LaCourse wrote:

Roger writes:


Ok, what's the date of this clave?
Who's clave meister? And where's the best place to stay?


Tom Littleton is the clavemeister. I believe the clave is in late May.
Best
place to stay: The North Cackalakie Cabin. Jeff Miller usually tries
to get
one right on the stream (Cherry Run cabin), but last year we had to use
cabins
in town with a short drive to the stream. I don't know who is in charge
of
cabin appropriations for the 2004 clave. Jeff?
Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote in message
...
.. If I sit on my arse for a few days, it's fine.

The Finn..

Hey Mikey, I think I've got that same condition. All this time I thought I
was just a lazy lout, and now I find out there's a medical reason for this.


Good to hear from you again. I hope the foot gets better.

Danl

You coming out for our Penn's Clave this year?

"Danl" wrote in message
...

"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote in message
...
. If I sit on my arse for a few days, it's fine.

The Finn..

Hey Mikey, I think I've got that same condition. All this time I thought
I
was just a lazy lout, and now I find out there's a medical reason for
this.


Good to hear from you again. I hope the foot gets better.

Danl

makela notes:
The more I walk, the more severe it gets. If I sit on my arse for a few
days, it's fine.

The Death March may have done me in last year..

enough speculation....it's called GETTING
OLD, and the **** happens to us all. Welcome aboard....feel free to join us
slower, casual stalk and wade types. I will teach you how if you forgot. Bring
a bottle opener, btw.
Tom

Is that when it is, May 16-22?

john
"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
makela notes:
The more I walk, the more severe it gets. If I sit on my arse for a few
days, it's fine.

The Death March may have done me in last year..

enough speculation....it's called GETTING
OLD, and the **** happens to us all. Welcome aboard....feel free to join
us
slower, casual stalk and wade types. I will teach you how if you forgot.
Bring
a bottle opener, btw.
Tom

Mr.Baker asks:
Is that when it is, May 16-22?

Those are the rough dates for the Penn's Clave. Feel free, however, to come
early and/or stay late. Just be there!
Tom

Greg Pavlov writes:

In the last few years I would get really
stiff after fishing and then sitting still
for a while, such as while driving home.
Something that helped reduce this quite a
bit is drinking water: I take a bottle with
me and make sure I go through it during the
day, along with my usual coffee, etc. I
think that I was partially dehydrated much
of the time and dealing with that helped
reduce the stiffness.

Many years ago when I taught my first driving school, one of my fellow
instructors noticed I wasn't drinking anything. I became very fatigued and it
was because I was dehydrated. He brought a liter of water to me and I must
have drank the whole thing in one swallow. From then on, I carried a bottles
in the car and drank as much as I could. I always carry water when I'm
fishing. I have one of those back-pack-like bladders that you can fill with
ice/water. It's better than carrying a container of water, and if you put ice
in the bladder, it cools your back during the day.


Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...

enough speculation....it's called GETTING
OLD, and the **** happens to us all. Welcome aboard....feel free to join
us
slower, casual stalk and wade types. I will teach you how if you forgot.
Bring
a bottle opener, btw.
Tom

I will no be assimilated, I gotta go see the Doc...although if I do, does
that qualify for entrance into the old man of the sea club?? It's kinda
like a Kingfisher dying and coming back as a Blue Huron, I just don't know
if my mind can operate that slow..I'll have to go look at the Evolution of a
Penn's Creek Fisherman for some pointers..