RE: [Paddlewise] East Coast Favorites

Hi Rick,
I haven't read "Exploring Flatwater" but I have looked at reviews of it on 
various websites. Seems to be a book I should get. The reviews have the 
same "suspicions" you have.

I do have a book called "Sea Kayaking Along The Mid-Atlantic Coast" (New 
York to Chesapeake Bay) and it's fairly interesting. It has two tours on 
the Eastern Shore, one bayside and one ocean side. I think I'll get a chart 
of the ES and see what else may be possible.

Thanks for the info about Merchant's Millpond. I haven't done that area. In 
fact, I haven't done anything beyond what I could reach from Poquoson 
Marina. I just got tie down stuff for my van so I'm looking to expand my 
horizons as the weather warms up. I especially want to do the canal and 
Lake Drummond from Rt 17 in the near future.

I would like to see your trip report if it's not to much of a problem to 
forward it to me.
Dave

At 10:41 AM 1/24/2003 -0500, Rick wrote:


>Will do. Have you looked at the book called "Exploring Flatwater"?  It's 
>not a great book, but it does have a chapter on the Eastern Shore, with 
>somewhere around 7-8 Ocean side trips. Ben, at the Kayak store up by 
>Super-K, carries it - at least he did a year ago.  It's about $15.
>
>Some of the info inthe book is "suspect", though.  I read sections for 
>routes that I was familiar with, and wasn't impressed at all.  In fact, I 
>thought some of it was flat out wrong.
>
>If you find anything good, let me know, and I'll do likewise.  Speaking of 
>which, have you done Merchants Millpond in Gates County, NC?  It's only a 
>66 mile drive from Poquoson, and is a neat place.  Lots of Cypress and 
>tupelo trees, Spanish Moss, tons of turtles, ducks, Geese, Beavers, 
>Otters, and even a few alligators.  It's attached to Lassiter Swamp at the 
>far end, which is also neat.  The swamp has a channel through it that is 
>passible but requires a number of easy portages to get past some beaver 
>damns.  You can't paddle out of the channeel, though, and it's a little 
>tricky to find if yo don't have a good idea where it is. I've got a trip 
>report with a map and photos if you have an interest in it.
>
>Rick
>


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