Since we had the cover off the Kiwi Kruzer we decided to take it out. We t around the creek, looking for eagles but no luck. It was mid 60s, a little chilly. Where is summer? I want 80s and 90s. I dropped the boat hook in the water which made it a bit harder to get onto the boat lift but we managed without too much embarrassment.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Friday, May 23, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Captain Alan
Still some clouds
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Suspicious clouds ahead
Faint rainbow, it was more impressive in person.
One of the mines in the dangerous war zone field
Another rainbow
Osprey on a marker
Was out of town for almost a week then a lot of rain, but today looked clearish and windless enough to take the pontoon boat out. We went up the creek then out into the Potomac.
Inspite of a totally clear doppler, it started to rain on us for about 10 minutes, but cleared up after a while . Saw a pretty rainbow. Floated in the river for a while then putted around Monroe Bay. Hadn't been there gor a while and there were some changes in the big marina there. The crab pots in the water were everywhere, turning the bay into a minefield, pretty annoying. Back home where we had a perfect landing. Of course Alan was driving, not me.
Friday, May 16, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Marker 6 in Mattox creek
Osprey sitting on top of the blind
Sunken sailboat, what's left of it.
Quite a warm day out finally, Alan went out in his sailboat and I in my kayak. Paddled to marker 6. The duck blind near it looks to be on its last legs, been abandoned for many years now. Looks like the osprey are building a nest on it, but not on their usual platform, but didnt want to bother them so didnt paddle very close to investigate. Then paddled to the other side of the creek to check out the sunken sailboat, not much of it can be seen now, probably sinking deeper into the mud. I think this is my day 25 on the water. 1/4 of the way there!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Alan paddleboarding
Alan off in the distance , way ahead of me.
Alan paddleboarded and I kayaked in the creek. 75 degrees, slight breeze. Paddled over to see the eagles, one was in the trees but got spooked when I got close and took off. So no pic of him.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Alan in his boat
Didn't like the looks of these clouds.
Warmish day out, around 70 and sunny, tho thunderstorms were predicted for later this afternoon. Alan went out in his sailboat and I in the kayak. Paddled around the creek until I turned around and saw the dark angry looking clouds bearing down on me. I zipped back home, and hoped Alan noticed the storm clouds too. At any rate, he's on his own!
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Me at the helm.
Saw a swsn, also saw the eagles but didn't take a pic of them, they're tired of posing.
Alan relaxing on the tiver
Looking across to Maryland.
Nice day, calm winds and 74 degrees out, so perfect afternoon to take the Kiwi Kruzer out, down the creek as far as we could go, then out into the Potomac past Colonial Beach. Went into the middle of the river, turned the motor off and just drifted. Very quiet, calm.
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Looking up the creek
2 sailboats in the creek.
There they are. Unfortunately silhouette by the sun so not the greatest pic.
Being out of town for a while and then rainy cool and very windy weather has prevented me from getting out there. Today very calm, 74 degrees so I paddled across the creek to see if my eagles are back and they did not disappoint!
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Nope.
Kinds rainy on/off all day but at 3 I saw a window of opportunity to get on the water. Went around channel marker 7 then saw the clouds swirling in and heard thunder, so wimpy me headed back.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Alan as captain of the boat
In Mattox Creek.
The ubiquitous selfie.
Picked up my pontoon boat at Harbor View Marina where it has been stored for the winter. Weather was a bit cool, mid 60s. Very windy earlier in the day and I was afraid we wouldn't be able to get it. But the weather calmed down enough to cruse back to our house and get it up on the boat lift. Great to get a day on the water.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Calm day, to begin with.
Still calm.
Barely any wind so Alan and I paddled out on the creek over to party cove to check out the rebuilding of a neighbor's dock that got decimated in a storm last year. We decided to go across the creek when the wind picked up to the point it was very difficult to paddle. We turned around to head home, of course directly into the wind. It was a struggle but we made it. Of course when we got close to our dock it was once again calm with nary a breeze. I think it's a function of being more sheltered at home than the wind conspiring against us.