Century Club: Karen Wood

Saturday, July 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Alan was captain
  • Friend Jane
  • Me
  • Mike in the background

Took visiting friends Mike and Jane to St. Clements to walk around and go up into the lighthouse. Beautiful day on the water, tho hot and humid.

Friday, July 5, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • On the creek
  • Alan paddleboard.
  • Jane on the kayak
  • Jane and Alan

Friend Jane and Mike came to visit for the weekend, went out for a leisurely kayak with Alan on his paddleboard. Windy out.

Thursday, July 4, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • On the Kiwi Kruzer
  • Floaty chair time off the boat
  • Horsehead Cluffs, our secret cove
  • Alan, me and Steve

Took the Kiwi Kruzer out with friends Kim and Steve to horsehead cliffs and spent a very relaxing day sitting on floaty chairs and eating snacks. Lots of fun. Got windy as we headed back. For it being 4th of July, not that many boats out.

Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Stars on the water. And waves from the wind.

Went out in kayak to check out the eagles but they were a no-show. I wonder if they have left their nest, maybe their babies have fledged, tho seems a bit early in the season for that. But what do I know. Really way too windy to be out so was a short paddle out.

Sunday, June 30, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Local ducks
  • Ceramic pelican on neighbors dock.
  • Blue heron
  • Humid day

Crazy humid today, being outside for just a few minutes drenched my clothes. Kayaked across the creek to check out the bald eagle nest but didn't see them. Caught a few pics of other wildlife tho. Quiet on the creek for it being a Sunday.  Guess the humidity was keeping everyone inside. 

Saturday, June 29, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • The bent over technique of SUP.
  • Quick, take a picture, I'm upright and paddling.

2nd attempt to get up on a paddleboard.  Not so successful this time.  Could only stay for for a very short time.  Poor technique on my part. Not sure why I was able to get up AND stay up the first time.

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Day on the water
  • Saw the Pride of Baltimore anchored so sailed over to take a look at it.
  • Alan and great instructor Beth.
  • Me at the helm.

We completed all drills, knots, we both aced the written test, and by end of the day we were officially ASA 101 certified. Spent the day just sailing around Lord Baltimore bay having fun. Wind was good in the am, kinda got squirrely by the early afternoon.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Hot hotday, felt like 100
  • Safe Harbor on Solomons Island
  • Savage storm blew through in the afternoon. Luckily we weren't on the water, it was so hot we returned at 1.

More sailing around Solomons Island.  Extremely hot day, too sunny. Practiced MOB drills.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Ok, which is the stand on vessel? Is this on the test?
  • Hot and sunny. Me trying to keep my dermatologist from yelling at me

Read about Sail Solomons sail school in spin sheet mag so gave Alan (and me) a 3 say course to certify us in ASA 101.  Today was day 1. Went out on a Catalina 22 and practiced maneuvers, vocabulary, definitions and to finesse our tacking and jibbing. 

Sunday, June 23, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • 2 of 3 grandkids
  • Dash and Kiwi (me)
  • Logan with Kiwi
  • Swans

Took each kid out on a kayaking adventure. Super hot day, 95 outshine the kids played on the beach and in the water. Had 3 swans come up on the beach looking for food.

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