The Lumpy Waters Symposium 2012<\/p>\n
They came from all over the West.\u00a0 One by one they were checked in by Suzi Elle\u00a0co-owner of\u00a0Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe <\/a>and her team of volunteers. The huge canopy\u00a0of the standard issue commercial grade event tent we rented is flapping hard and occasionally releasing a deluge of water that pooled from the torrential downpours over night. The sea is writhing and folding in on it\u2019s self. You can hear the waves crash against the sand from deep within the Cape Kiwanda RV resort where Lumpy H.Q. is constructed each year.\u00a0 Lumpy seems to have grown a little bit despite our best efforts to keep it small. Now, with over 100 students in attendance, the energy has never felt BIGGER. Enthusiasm permeates the air and ear to ear smiles can be seen all around.\u00a0 Perhaps they have not seen the beach yet? \u00a0It may be \u201cterrible weather\u201d by most people\u2019s standards, but most people are not wrapped head to toe in Gore-Tex.\u00a0 They don’t mind the rain and they don’t seem to mind the waves either.\u00a0 As the students all gather for the general morning meeting the chanting began, first only softly, then louder and louder\u2026We want Lumpy..We want Lumpy\u2026We want Lumpy\u2026WE WANT LUMPY!!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\t\t