Now that I've reached 100 days I'm not so possessed about getting out
No excuse the last several days have been beautiful. Today more overcast and very windy. Paddled over to duck blind and marker 6 then back up the creek to check out the eagles nest but didn't see them . A stiff wind was blowing out of the east very choppy waves.
Today was 100 days on the water for the year. Yah me. We took the Kiwi Kruzer out to the Potomac to fish. We both caught something so we have proof there are fish in these waters. Alan got a small perch and I got an even smaller croaker. Both got thrown back. Where are the rockfish we want to catch?
Anyway, that stupid song was going thru my mind as I completed day 99 on the water today. Paddled around party cove, across the creek diagonally, around Wirts Wharf then back home. Chilly out, like 69 degrees.
Went out on the sailboat with Alan, wind seemed promising when we left but then it really died. We motored out to the Potomac and tried to sail for about 45 minutes, but no breeze. So we motored back home. But nice day out.
Guess I'm getting complacent as I near 100 days on the water. Only 4 more days and I figure I have all September and October to get them in. But really, it's just been too windy and cold on the water, in the 70s, too cold for me. But Alan went out on his sailboat and I putzed around the creek in my kayak. Saw him heading in so followed him as we snapped pics of each other.
Storms and wind have precluded me from going out in the water the past week, or maybe it was just abject laziness... But decided to go out this am as it was very calm and not too sunny for my squamous cell cancer prone skin. i was the only one out on the water. Saw my eagle, a heron, a new dock (I think) about to go in. And a marsh locked boat that i wasnt sure how they were ever going to get out until i paddled to the other side of the marsh and saw a narrow exit. Yeah, no one could be that stupid. Very nice day.
Waters were very calm today. Nice on the water, tho a slight detour as the navy patrol boat stopped us from going straight across the water as they were shooting at Dahlgrens. So had to head south a bit out of our way to get to the other side of buoys L and M. But made it to Cobb Island without getting shot down and had a terrific lunch at Captain John's, courtesy of friends Patti and Dale who gave us a gift card. 100 degrees out when we got back at 4. Hot, hazy, humid days are back!
Local neighborhood sponsored a kayak ride from the 205 bridge back to their boat ramp. They took our kayaks and us to the bridge then had a wonderful paddle down the creek. Beautiful day out. They then gave us lunch. Great time. We then paddled back from the boat ramp to our house. Total of about 4 miles.
Went out with friend Michele and paddled all over the creek, saw the abandoned sailboat, looked for the eagles etc. Very nice out.
Got spoiled with it being so calm on the creek past few days. Wind picked up today, so was a little choppy but not bad. Saw lots of empty osprey nests, within a day or 2 they have all left en masse, tho one flew over me squaking away. Saw a eagle no where near where I had been seeing them. Stop paddling for a while and let the wind drift me home so I could watch the drama between the seagulls and cormorants.