[Paddlewise] Day #27, Easter Eve

3/22/08

Decided on a little solo time today, hoping to hang out a bit at BAR. With
no one to meet, I didn't make it to the beach until about 10 and as a
harbinger of what lies ahead with our warmer weather, my beach was already
infested with sand urchins running about. They stayed pretty much on their
side of the beach and I launched without difficulty.

With my late start I was losing the high tide and made a beeline to BAR
hoping to have enough water to play. It was a bit on the shallow side, but
if you didn't look down you hardly noticed! I didn't play too long with the
tide lessening and me all by my lonesome, but it was nice to battle a few
swells coming through the arch. A bump on a submerged rock told me it was
time to head elsewhere.

Over at Toxic Creek Beach, I joined a surfer in close to shore. The waves
weren't very big on the day, but I managed to get a bit wet punching through
a few of them. But things slowed down and I decided to head on back. Back at
BAR, I spent a bit more time hanging out sea-side with the small waves
washing over the point. It was a pretty small day, but I managed to have
some fun. Cold water limited me to just one roll on the day, but the sun was
out in force as I loaded up the car for the trip home.

Mark Sanders
www.sandmarks
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