Had been rainy and stormy on and off all day, but after the commanders game it looked like I had a 2 hour window of clear weather. Set off across the creek into a strong wind. Got to the other side, turned around and then saw a huge black cloud coming my way. I hauled across the creek and the wind picked up blowing every which way. High waves didn't help my mild panic. By the time I was halfway across the black clouds had taken up about 3/4 of the sky and i could hear the thunder.. I dont know how I did it but I made it home before the storm hit. Was even able to put the kayak away, rinse my feet and get into the house with plenty of time to spare. Last time I trust The Weather Channel and their doppler.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Sunday, September 10, 2023
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1 day
Big storm headed my way, me in a small kayak.
Saturday, September 9, 2023
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1 day
Rainy on and off today but we did fish at sunset between the storms. Didn't catch anything but had lots of bait taken off by crabs.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
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1 day
A crane hanging with the geese
Sunny hot day
At least I went out at 5 when it was a touch cooler. Kayaked around the creek. Fairly windy out. Got too close to a bunch of geese and cranes and flipped them out.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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1 day
Paddled across the creek to find a water path thru the grasses someone told us about. Geese everywhere. Ospreys are all gone now.
Friday, September 1, 2023
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1 day
Went out on kayak while Alan paddleboarded. Checked out the abandoned sailboat in the creek that's been there for a few years. Also checked our a recently sold waterfront house were they've been cutting down all the water front trees presumably to improve their view. Nor sure how legal that is. But nice day on the water.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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1 day
Went out into the creek to sail around with Alan. He let me be the captain for a while. Pretty windy and the wind direction kept changing so was a challenge. Fun out on the water tho!
Sunday, August 27, 2023
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1 day
Pretty windy sail with Alan out to marker 3 and around the creek into the river. Most wind that I've sailed with on the Potomac. Nice day.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
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0 days
Went out across the creek in my kayak to check out a little dog I see all the time but he wasn't there. On Aug 24 somehow got entered twice and I can not delete or edit it to this day. So I will put 0 days on this entry just so my number of days are correct.
Friday, August 25, 2023
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1 day
Kayaked to party cove, across the creek and around checking out sailboats and docks. Alan paddleboarded. Nice out.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
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1 day
Paddled to the duck blind. Pretty windy out. Def slightly cooler these days in the low 80s, still humid.