The last 3 days have been windy and occ rainy, figures since we had house guests. Today everyone left just in time for the weather to be perfect. I kayaked over to the bald eagle nest but I didn't see them. But very nice day on the water.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Actually taken day before on a calm day
Lots of waves and wind. Went out by myself to other side of the creek into the wind. Return trip I sailed and surfed back in half the time. Ducks on the dock.
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Interesting angle to the boat lift
Sailboat tied between our docks
Alan went sailing, returned and was putting the boat back on the lift when the cable broke. The lift had quite the tilt to it. He managed to get the boat off the lift and between his paddleboard and me in my kayak we got the boat tied between our dock and our neighbor's dock. So that was my day on the water.
Friday, May 31, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
My homebrew
Trailing Alan on his paddleboard
Beautiful evening
Swan and chick
Went out around 5:45 pm, very calm, only saw one other boat, Alan on his paddleboard and I in my kayak. I, it being Friday, of course had my adult beverage with me. Paddled to party cove and said hi to the neighbors. Saw a lone swan on the beach watching over her lone chick.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Saw them from far away at first
But was able to get closer
Calm beautiful day, very unlike the windy day yesterday
Majestic critters
Geese
Paddled toward burnt house cover where I saw the bald eagles a few weeks ago, sure enough they they were in the same place. Must be a nest there tho I couldn't see it. Ran into a whole gaggle of noisy geese too.
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
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.
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.