Small craft advisory -- mostly manageable. But the wind direction and the high banks of our little branch of Crab Creek funneled the wind right in my face. Tough getting out, but easy coming back.
Century Club: Eva Hill
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Drove to DC Friday night for a concert, not remembering that the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. Ugh, the traffic! But glad we got to gawk a little. Closer to home, on the other hand, blossoms mean pollen -- achoo! Oh well, gotta make the most of spring days.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Do you, by any chance, eat jellyfish? Cuz last week there were hundreds, and today I only saw one on Crab Creek.
Went out despite a Small Craft Advisory. Wasn't too bad.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
A week spent theorizing and shopping for miscellaneous and sundry parts had us convinced that we could fix what ails Heron. With hopeful hearts, we left the slip and got out on Spa Creek and under the Eastport Bridge ... but cooling water still appeared not to be coursing through the engine. Back to the dock.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Last week I saw a couple. Today, HUNDREDS. The water is so clear, you can see that much better. We should call it Jellyfish Creek. I don't know this species very well, but it is prolific.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Took Heron out for a spin from her temporary home in Spa Creek, in the optimistic hope that we'll soon be boating for real. Didn't get very far before we realized that cooling water was not coming out, so back to the slip. A bit of tinkering, and maybe it's fixed, but not before discovering other annoying little issues. Ah, boats.
Friday, March 14, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Ewwww!
Just a tick below my minimum acceptable temperature for kayaking. But that's March.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Just spent the last week living the Salt Life (OK, so that's the name of the restaurant close to my rented beach house) on Amelia Island. Walking the beach, hunting shark teeth, whacking tennis balls, etc. Because of unrelenting wind, we never managed to take a boat tour or kayak. Oh well, back in the brackish waters of home, I'm back on the kayak. Crab Creek and the South River today. A beautiful day, still enough to see the bottom of the creek in many places.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Seems like forever since my last paddle on New Year's Eve, 12/31/24. Snow, rain, wind, ice -- all are my enemies. But at last, all of the elements lined up. Strange, how much heavier my kayak feels after not being hoisted on my shoulder for the first time in 8 weeks. I'm out of practice, so I didn't stray beyond Crab Creek.
I was thinking that 2024 saw me out on the water sooner, but I was mistaken. Last year's first paddle was on March 7. So I'm ahead!
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
New Year's Eve, and the weather is good enough for one final paddle for 2024. Wind was more than I expected, so I stayed in Crab Creek. The tide was way out. The water was as clear as I've ever seen.