When we saw the reactions of the people and realized that we had done the right thing. Probably the day we opened the first water slide. There have been so many that it’s hard to tell … this is my 35th summer. This is what he had to say…ĭo you have a favorite memory since taking over as owner of the park? Have you ever wondered what it is like to be the owner of a theme park? I sat down with Enchanted Forest/Water Safari owner and president Tim Noonan, and asked him a few questions about himself and owning the park. My favorite expression of appreciation is when Marek buys me dinner at Joe’s Crab Shack in San Marcos.Water Safari owner/president Tim Noonan with daughter Katie Try to remember that if something goes wrong, it’s not your TC’s fault – even if it is your TC’s fault. I always really enjoy hearing about how the other paddlers are doing, what weird things Marek saw, what someone said to him, and all sorts of things like that. Share the fun stories you have while paddling. Don’t fool yourself – this happens a lot, especially with kids whose parents are TCing for them.
It is extremely difficult to be a TC staring upstream, looking and worrying for a paddler for hours at a time while the paddler is sound asleep somewhere on a bank. This includes if you expect that a portage may go slowly, if there are a lot of logjams ahead, if you plan to try to step up the pace, but especially if you plan to pull over to sleep for a while. Try to communicate your plans to your TC. This adds a significant amount of time to your race and can be hard and frustrating for TCs. They need to know your health status in order to take care of you.ĭon’t dawdle at checkpoints. For some reason, this seems to be much easier for paddlers than for TCs.īe honest with your TC about how you’re feeling, physically, during the race. Make sure everyone understands which responsibilities belong to the paddler and which belong to the TC, before, during and after the race. Oddly enough, these can make a very welcome TC dinner. This includes such innocent comments such as “Well, at least you don’t need to deal with logjams”.Ģ.Before you start, share your MREs and other food items purchased for the race. When Dealing with Their TCs by Connie Uliaszĭon’t tell your TC about how easy they have it – this is guaranteed to make them angry. List of Things for Safari Paddlers to Remember Try to get information from other folks about what problems your paddler might run into as they paddle from where you are meeting now until they get to the next checkpoint – logjams, sweepers, etc.Ĭheer for everybody, loudly and often. Don’t stress yourself out about it.Īlways tell your paddler how great he or she is doing, and that they’re looking absolutely fabulous. Remember that all roads down to the river in Texas have about 5 different names. In my experience, they do whatever they can to keep out of your way.Įxpect to get lost sometimes. You can also let people know that you’re with a particular boat and they will wake you up if you oversleep.ĭon’t worry about snakes, etc. Take advantage of the friendliness of the people you meet.
Keep reminding both yourself and your paddler to drink. Make sure it’s easy enough to use that you can program it even when you’re 80% asleep.Ĥ.Keep your first aid kit and spare set of keys accessible.ĭrink water and Gatoraide and all those nice things – don’t let yourself get dehydrated. Be able to set up your camp with a minimum of effort.
Keep your camping equipment in your car and easily accessible. List of Things for TCs to Know by Connie Uliaszĭrive around as little as possible and get to the checkpoints so you can rest when you have time. If any other safari Team Captain would like to share her/his experiences or tips I would be happy to post them here. She also added tips what paddlers should remember when dealing with their TCs. After writing her retrospective story on Adventures of a Team Captain, Connie prepared some tips for Safari Team Captains.
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