The weather promised a temp of 0 Celsius, sunny skies, and wind of 15 km from the west in the afternoon. Tony suggested we paddle from Holyrood to Harbour Main which would make for about a 24 km paddle there and back.
I picked up Gerard and we met Tony at the predetermined meeting place at Donovan’s Irving station. We hung around there until 9 am to see if anyone else was going to come along… no one showed so we headed down the road to Holyrood. Sean had told us if he coming he would meet us at the put-in by 9:30… he did not show…
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| Tony and Gerard gearing up |
It was about 10 am by the time we got on the water. There was a little malfunction with a skirt and while we were dealing with the situation Sean appeared on the slipway with his kayak and we become a group of four…
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| A welcomed latecomer... |
The weatherperson did not lie; it was a great day on the water. We followed the shore from Holyrood up to Harbour Main...
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| Waiting for Sean... |
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| Gerard |
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| Sean |
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| Tony |
We had lunch on the beach Harbour Main when we arrived there…
After our break we decided we would continue up to Salmon Cove Point before heading back. There is a cave along the way that has an opening at the other end that would be passable on the right day. It was tempting to take a chance and try to get through but with the bit of water coming in and out the timing would have had to be spot on… We all went into the cave and had a look at it and I think we all would have liked to have gone through, but I guess we all decided for ourselves that today was not the day because nobody tried...
We hung around at Salmon Cove Point for a little bit and then headed back the way we had come...
It was a great day for a paddle. Not much in the way of excitement of big swell or waves crashing on the shore. This is about as exciting as the water got today…
But days like today, when the ocean is tame and the skies are clear, we enjoy the paddle just as much as when we get to play and paddle in rougher or bigger water… I think we all took our turn saying it today along the way, but I’ll say it once more … ”What a day!”
Oh yes, I thought I would point out that three out of the four of us today were using a Greenland paddle... there are those who keep fighting conversion... perhaps one day...
Greenland paddles ... in other words we had firewood in case we needed to start a fire for heat *lol*
ReplyDeleteA most enjoyable day for a paddle.
Tony :-)
Euro paddle . . . in other words we had a shovel if we needed to dig up some potatoes. Or a big fan if we needed to keep the fire going!!
ReplyDeleteSome day, Tony, you will learn the error of your ways!
Sean
now c'mon fellows... you know how I hate it when kayakers disagree... I hope you make up before our next paddle....
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