I keep my first aid and CPR certifications current and have for all of my career. I can clearly remember my first CPR class when I was in my teens, a while ago. Over the years I have had opportunities to upgrade and not just maintain my certifications but of late I have kept up only the minimums. I have had the range from Wilderness First responder and even was an instructor for a while.
Last fall I noticed that my website was getting a lot more visitors than normal. The vast majority of those were from Asia. A quick web search showed that lots of small sites like mine were experiencing the same phenomena. Late in the fall I got a mention in National Geographic and those visits skyrocketed. Interesting but not really of much value to me since they resulted in no inquiries or reservations, which is the actual point of my site.
As I am working back through 20 years of blog posts; I stumble on some that are well worth repeating. This one of those that even after 15 years is still a fact.
When I am guiding a party I prefer to keep some distance from anyone else. Not that I am anti-social rather I feel that my clients deserve to experience the outdoors as personally as I can arrange it. If we are sharing a body of water, which is occasionally the case, I am inclined to keep distance from another boat or party.
