The day started off beautifully, so I put off kayaking until I checked the weather channel at 2pm which predicted a storm, so I dashed off into the sea to beat the weather. Of course, it got windy and rainy minutes after I ventured out. But determined to get my "day on the water" I paddled into the wind thinking it'll be a breeze on the return trip but of course by the time I turned around the wind had died and the sun came out. The creature on the other shore was laughing at me as were the osprey I disturbed by being too close to them.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
High waves, I was a rockin' about
Ominous clouds with rain
Creature out of the sea?
Pissed osprey
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Out for adventure
Paddled by myself to the marina. Calm winds until I turned the curve at Wirts Wharf, then pretty windy. Paddled past marker 11.
Monday, May 27, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Storm's a comin'.
Weather definitely iffy today as I paddled to the other side of the creek and back, both ways onto strong winds, figures. Dark clouds and sprinkles of rain convinced me to make it a short day on the water.
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
In my hat I got in Vietnam
Boats in OUR creek, how dare they.
Alan paddleboarded and I kayaked to party cove, lots of boats out, more than I've seen since last 4th of July, but figures, it being a holiday weekend and perfect weather. But made it hard for Alan to paddleboard. So we just sat in the middle of the creek and watched the boats go by, me wishing I had a cocktail.
Friday, May 24, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Our new flag
Ominous skies
Few rumbles of thunder earlier today, a bit of rain but nothing torrential. Paddled across the creek to ominous skies. Alan put a new flag up on our dock to replace the poor tattered flag that had been there the past year. Hopefully this one will last longer. But the winds can be brutal here, but we need it. It is our wind guage.
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Swans out with the fam
Osprey just before it took off, I was getting too close for comfort.
Duck blind in a duck blind. Pretty artistic, I'd say! Caught the osprey on top too!
Mellow paddle across the creek, warm out, high 70s I think and quite humid. Paddled over one of the duck blinds, which in 8 years I have never seen being used. Snapped a pic of an osprey on his nest on top. Earlier, I got a pic of the swans with their 2 babies. So many critters on the creek.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Got a shot of a cormorant.
PO'ed osprey as I got too close for his comfort.
Ominous clouds
Out on the creek. Tried to catch up to 2 mallards ducks to get pics, but nothing doin'. Snapped a few shots of ho hum osprey. Calm paddle over to parry cove then turned around to kinda scary darkening skies.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Tried and failed to get a pic of the white caps.
Headed into the waves and wind.
Almost crashing into the rocks.
Waves and me.
Very windy, I don't know my knots from MPH, but it was around 10 mph; whatever that is in knots, it was windy enough to produce white caps in the creek which always cracks me up. Of course took a beer with me, tried to paddle into the wind but the waves were too big, so I turned around to go around Wirts Wharf. It was actually fun as I surfed the waves into the wharf. More protected on that side so I was able to leisurely paddle around and finish my beer. Warmish day out, so ended up being a really nice paddle until it was time to head home, and had to paddle into the gale storm and fight the waves. I was out of breath by the time I got to my beach to pull up my kayak, but it was a lot of fun.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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0 days
Somehow the 21st got repeated here, not able to delete the whole thing, so just put zero days so it's not artificially raising my counts.
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Going into the marsh trail to see if I could see the eagle nest from the other side.
There they are!
Bald eagles on the creek.
My homegrown brew and me
Opening of marshc trail I went into
Went out in late afternoon, had whole creek to myself until some obnoxious trawler went by. I paddled more toward opposite shore to avoid it, then I heard first, then saw a bald eagle in the trees. I quietly paddled as close as I could, then realized there were 2 of them. I wondered if that was their nest, but then as I was watching them they suddenly flew off. A few minutes later one flew back with a fish in its talons, too quick for me to grab a pic, but it flew behind the trees and I didn't see it emerge, so maybe that wasn't the nest where I saw them. At any rate, I had a homebrew beer with me in an old Tropical Smoothie container, which I finished by the time I returned, so the whole experience was very enjoyable.