12/2708 Whistle: CHECK Radio: CHECK Flares: CHECK Chocolate Reindeer: CHECK All loaded for bear, I headed out again today only to find benign conditions on the water. I was expecting more of the same from yesterday, so when I passed the Russian spy ship, I was already overheating in my wetsuit top. It was a pretty day, though, and the nicer weather made for a busy harbor. With the low tide and no waves to speak of, I decided to hang out at a beach I rarely stop at. Well, it was at Pirate's Cove, but it was on the seaward side where the sand only gets exposed at the lowest tides. The wind pushed me in and there I sat enjoying the busy channel. Not having to paddle, the cool wind was enough to mitigate the sunshine warming me in my neoprene. Folks were walking down the jetties and a lot of boats were returning from their fun on the ocean. On the sand, I was at the mercy of the occasional rouge 5" wave trying to upset my applecart. It seemed the proper place to make use of the chocolate reindeer. I decided to eschew the ocean and beelined across the channel to paddle back in the lee and shade of the peninsula sea wall. I felt like I was paddling the canals of Venice. For a little more exercise, I decided to paddle around the boats moored near the Pavillion. I always like to choose which decrepit hulk might some day be my abode. Along the way, I met a man of limited English paddling his SOT for the first time. He asked me a few general questions about kayaking and then asked where the best place was to paddle. I told him it was all good! Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net # *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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