More sailing around Solomons Island. Extremely hot day, too sunny. Practiced MOB drills.
Century Club: Karen Wood
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.
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.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
The quintessential pic
Sun sparkles in the waves
I might as well have been on the ocean.
Every afternoon lately has been really windy. Makes kayaking quite the challenge. Porpoise over the waves going out into the creek, essentially surfed coming home. A little unnerving. Now time for a mojito.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Into the wind, waves were scarier than this shows
Waves were surfing me along
Our flag straight out in the wind
Friendly heron allows me to capture him on film.
Prob shouldn't have gone out, but had to get these days on the water. Very windy, high waves (for me) even white caps in the creek. Ventured out for a short paddle, tried to go into the wind, but waves were too high so turned around and went around the bend where it was a bit calmer. Saw a heron on a dock. Nice paddle until I tried to come back, had to paddle into the wind and cresting waves with herculean force. But made it back and alls well that ends well.
Monday, June 17, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Another sailboat in the creek! They are rare.
Looking toward the Potomac
Stars on the water
Too cool for just one pic of them.
Very warm day, high 80s and humid. But I love the heat. Kayaked past party cove to see if there was a water outlet for the Ebb Tide river (when it rains the water runs over the road into a very wooded pond). But I couldn't find it, so I guess the pond is pretty much land locked.
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Alan took me out for a sail out into the Potomac, good wind, hot out.
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Paddling
Eagle, only one visible today
Further awsy
Abandoned sailboat, who does this?
Out on the creek to check out the eagles and the abandoned sailboat.
Friday, June 14, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
On the creek
Me with Alan in background
Alan on his paddleboard and I on my kayak ventured out on the creek. Paddled to Steppes Marina. Met some neighbors 2 doors down we've never met.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Me driving
Took the boat out for scenic tour of Colonial Beach all the way past Wilkersons. I got to be the captain and I def am better at docking the boat than I used to be. But I felt like we were in a war zone dodging all the water mines, aka crab pots. It's ridiculous how many are out now.