[Paddlewise] Sad day of paddling

On Saturday we launched our kayaks in Wellfleet Harbor on Cape Cod with
the intention of hopefully helping some of the dolphins that the news
reported stranded in the shallows.  Unfortunately by Saturday any
healthy dolphins (Common and White Side) had left the bay.  We paddled
from Wellfleet to the Great Island area and saw at least a dozen dead
dolphins.  The state biologists were doing some autopsies and their
preliminary findings were that the dolphins were healthy and they were
most likely disoriented by heavy storms and high tides.
Anyhow it was a wonderful day of winter padding.  There was about a 8-10
MPH breeze and it was cold.  We did see many healthy seals in the water
and also on the beach.  
If you havent paddled in the Wellfleet area give it a try. There are
many good launch areas and plenty of protected bays to explore.
It is too bad that we had to use a "dolphin tragedy" to get us motivated
to paddle.

-- 

    Hal 

    Wilton, NH

    Power your boat with carbohydrates,
    not hydrocarbons.
         
          http://www.jlc.net/~hlevin


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