Back with the Night Herons
The stars and planets must have been in alignment, because I finally got to go paddling with the Night Herons again. For those who do know of them, they are a groups of incredibly strong and smart paddlers. They meet every Tuesday at Shelter Island and paddle to the Coronado Ferry Landing. Usually the route is along the north edge of the bay, then crossing over around Seaport Village. During the summer, some will head out of San Diego Bay, turn toward the Del, land there, then continue back in the bay. I have yet to do this, but it is goal this summer to do it at least once. I haven't paddled with them for about 3 months.
There was a good crowd this evening. Teresa, Jane and I launched a bit early to get a head start. These guys (and gals) are fast. We held a good fast pace all the way to the marina entrance. The cruise ship got off a bit late, so got to enjoy some churning water from her leaving the docks.
We waited for the rest of the group before crossing en-masse from Seaport Village. Had a brief stretch of the legs, a quick Coca Cola and Oatmeal raisin cookie, and the three of us headed back along the North Island side. This did offer some shelter from the slight breeze. Unfortunately, we were fighting an incoming tide...
The return trip was very peaceful, almost no boat traffic (4 SEAL boats headed out for some training). We continued to work on a variety of strokes that Jeff had been refining with us. I did a little zig-zagging through the mooring (bow rudders, sweeping on an aggressive edge). We thought we might be rescuing a seagull caught in a fishing line, but it turned out to be two gulls fighting in the water.
One funny incident was one paddler showed up with his two paddle parts, unfortunately they were both the same side for two different paddles (He was able to drive over to another paddler's house and grab a complete set). But it did spark a conversation on spare paddles. That is something I have been meaning to acquire.....
Looking forward to the last FWP for a while since Jeff is headed to the river and NoCal for June.
There was a good crowd this evening. Teresa, Jane and I launched a bit early to get a head start. These guys (and gals) are fast. We held a good fast pace all the way to the marina entrance. The cruise ship got off a bit late, so got to enjoy some churning water from her leaving the docks.
We waited for the rest of the group before crossing en-masse from Seaport Village. Had a brief stretch of the legs, a quick Coca Cola and Oatmeal raisin cookie, and the three of us headed back along the North Island side. This did offer some shelter from the slight breeze. Unfortunately, we were fighting an incoming tide...
The return trip was very peaceful, almost no boat traffic (4 SEAL boats headed out for some training). We continued to work on a variety of strokes that Jeff had been refining with us. I did a little zig-zagging through the mooring (bow rudders, sweeping on an aggressive edge). We thought we might be rescuing a seagull caught in a fishing line, but it turned out to be two gulls fighting in the water.
One funny incident was one paddler showed up with his two paddle parts, unfortunately they were both the same side for two different paddles (He was able to drive over to another paddler's house and grab a complete set). But it did spark a conversation on spare paddles. That is something I have been meaning to acquire.....
Looking forward to the last FWP for a while since Jeff is headed to the river and NoCal for June.
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