52 degrees below and time to make a project list
Cannot get there from here
Lunch spot
Had to put a charge on the battery so I hooked it up and went for a paddle. Once again, did not get far...just too much ice in the creek. I was extremely tempted to get out and pottage to open water, but it meant getting at least one wet and very muddy boot. Or taking off the boots and wading barefoot on to solid ice.
Just wasn't up for it, and after five minutes of deliberation, paddled back to the dock.
I have been called "crazy" for going out in 25 to 44 degree weather with water temps in the high 30s. But I've been canoeing and kayaking for over 60 years and never dumped one. I understand about loss of form stability in small boats and never push it, especially in cold weather.
Not trying to encourage anyone else to go out in these conditions. And one thing: you can learn the hard way that open water leads can close up suddenly with a change in tide and wind direction. I learned this off Fort McHenry about 40 years ago in a small sailboat that also got reduced to fiberglass splinters on the riprap surrounding the fort.
But that's another story!