Cool Breezes and High Water


I got out in my kayak this morning. This was my first time out since Jacksonville more than a month ago. It was too windy for Penny to go so I went in the single kayak.


We are starting to see temperatures in the 60’s in the morning with a “dry” wind out of the northeast. When I put the kayak in the bayou there were 3 other people out in 1-man skulls. They were all coming in because it was too windy for them. The kayak handled the wind fine. I went down to the end of the bayou and went up one of the feeder streams at the end. I found that the water level was about a foot higher than the last time I was here (remember the blackberries?) and I could paddle farther upstream. It was interesting because the stream necks down to about 5 feet in width for a while and then opens up again to about 15 feet. I got up almost to the road that bounds the bayou – about 100 feet further than I got before.

................................................The view upstream.

I came back out into the bayou and just sat there a while and enjoyed the morning. Then it was back to the car – this time paddling with the wind. The wind was strong enough to add to my speed considerably. I think that was the fastest I’ve gone in the kayak.

The rest of the day went to yard work. We are having our house inspected tomorrow - a free hurricane resistance assessment provided by the State. I don’t expect to learn much that I don’t already know but one never knows. Since it is free we figured we might as well have it done.