Sunday, March 31, 2013

What thunderstorm?

Time to keep doubting the weatherman! They kept predicting thunderstorms, but we had a brilliantly beautiful morning. Warm and mild wind. Bay Area Slough paddlers joined me in canoes. Wouldn't you have liked to be have been there?

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Ides of March Princeton Harbor Paddle


Great late winter paddle in Princeton Harbor/Pillar Point area of Half Moon Bay.

Started out foggy, got very windy outside the inner harbor area. I had to high tail it back to the inner harbor when the 8-10 mph winds were kicking up the waves to the point that I was concerned about handling my little boat. Once back in the harbor, all was well, sun came out. Go figure!

Nice folks to paddle with, the Sacramento Paddle Pushers Meetup group. I've paddled with various of them several times before and always had a good time.

Not a lot of mileage to brag about here. Didn't see Moby Dick either. But it was still a beautiful place to paddle that I've missed this past year.

Enjoy the movie; get a bag of popcorn!

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Finally!

After a month off the water (and most other exercise) recovering from a respiratory virus, I finally got back into the kayak yesterday. What a relief! With March 1 temperature hovering near 70 degrees F, how could I resist? Got off work early and grabbed my paddle before any sedentary instincts could take over. It's hard to describe adequately how absolutely beautiful water can be. Changeable, colorful, hypnotic, reflective. Being this close to the stuff, while gliding along, is a treat. And the rhythmic noises of the paddle combined with the sensation of floating and bobbing has that womb-return quality to it, too. How can you beat that?