Century Club: Karen Wood

Almost 80 degrees out, in March no less, so had to get out on the water. Needed to dig handfuls of sand out of my kayak that somehow found it's way in over the winter,  but won't be able to get it all out until the water is turned back on and I can really clean it up with the hose. Paddled over to where I saw the eagles last summer but didn't see anything,  not even the nest, which should have been fairly visible without the leaves. Did it blow away in one of the winter storms? Watched the osprey whopping it up as they were doing their mating/courting dances.  Watched one male fly straight up, hover in place like a drone,  flapping his wings, then straight down in a nose dive bomb. The female near by was not impressed but I sure was.  I mean, well, not impressed enough to... sorry Mr. O, wrong species here. A little cloudy out but I'll take this weather. Bring it on, summer!

We joined Sail Solomons Flotilla event for a week of sailing in the French island Martinique.  85 degrees most days but a good amount of Caribbean rain squalls. We were on a 42 foot catamaran. A lot of fun especially since we missed the extreme cold weather in Northern VA.

I can't even believe I'm able to go out this late in the season. 66 degrees, but 4pm and the sun was pretty much behind the trees, so it was chilly. Paddled across the creek to check on my eagles, one was there. Kayak is put away for the winter, too cold.

Flooding tides, rain, gale force winds, cold temps,  and babysitting grandkids have all kept me from getting on the water past 3 weeks. But today was a gorgeous fall day, temps mid 70s, no wind, and I dug my kayak out of the sand that had impaled it with the flooding tides and wind we've had. Poor kayak was full of sand. I kayaked to all my favorite haunts. Lots of seagulls, herons, and geese about. No eagles sighted at all. Very nice day on the water.