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.
Century Club: Eva Hill
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.
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Moved Heron into our slip at AYC, since Calypso is on the hard. Heron was part of parade of lights festivities, but now it was time to fill the fresh water system with antifreeze. Should we find the weather good enough for a ride, we'll have to do it again, but it's better to be prepared.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Last week, there was skim ice on Harness Creek. Today, it will get close to 60 degrees. There have been warm days since Thanksgiving, but not many that weren't windy like today. So I went for it to get at least one more day in for 2024, and set the stage for 2025's Century Club.
The trees are leafless, and the skies are grey. As it should be in December. Stayed mostly in Crab Creek, but ventured out as far as the 6 knot piling.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
I had all the best intentions of kayaking when in Eleuthera. But unless my floatie toys count as vessels, I didn't manage a single day eligible for Century Club.
But back home again and the November weather is unusually kind, so I'm back in the water. Crab Creek and South River this afternoon.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
They're not all that. We haven't had rain in ages, and the trees need that to give us their best.
Beautiful morning; Little Aberdeen Creek.
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Yesterday was too windy to sail, and there was too much going on today for a leisurely trip. So, we took Heron for a spin to the West River to enjoy raw local oysters and fat autumn crabs at Stan & Joe's. Washed them down with Annapolis IPA. I tried out a new way (for me) to pick them, and the results were great -- a lot better access to paydirt backfin crab. October is pretty awesome here!