Early morning on the Big Bay
The sun was just rising over the city as we meet at the end of McCall Street. Five of us carried our kayaks down to the waters edge, and began to discuss where we might head to. Marye suggested that we might head over toward the USS Midway and view the new statue that was unveiled recently, “Unconditional Surrender,” a 25-foot, 6,000 pound statue by world-renowned artist J. Seward Johnson commemorating a famous World War II photo.
The San Diego Bay was empty and calm as we cruised east. We all commented on how lucky we were to be paddling in San Diego. We slipped along the piers of the Maritime Museum getting a nice close-up view of the boats. After a brief break, we paddled passed a docked cruise ship, to head under the Midway. We paddled right under the flight deck in to the cove to get a great view of the statue. Unfortunately Jay was still sick, so we were without our traditional photographer. We all commented on the fact that the person who scheduled such an early paddle, we probably still in bed under his covers.....
Actually, we really enjoyed the calm of the water and lack of winds. Marye opted to head over to the Ferry Landing, and the rest of us decided to return to Kellogg Beach. My elbow was still feeling good, but I knew that there was still a few more miles to put under my keel.
With such light traffic on the bay, we decided to take a straight bearing rather than hug the north shore. Along the way we ran into two fellow kayakers. They normally head out to Ballast Point, then back to the Ferry Landing. We chatted a bit, and then headed on our ways. We landed safely back at the Kellogg Beach, according to the GPS, we covered about 7.5 nms. I forgot to record the time. After loading the boats, we all headed over to the Red Sails Inn for the traditional after paddle meal.
Overall the elbow felt good. It was a bit sore, so I put some ice on it and took it easy for the rest of the day, and watched it Sunday. I'm not ready for Night Herons yet, but the recovery seems to be on track.
The San Diego Bay was empty and calm as we cruised east. We all commented on how lucky we were to be paddling in San Diego. We slipped along the piers of the Maritime Museum getting a nice close-up view of the boats. After a brief break, we paddled passed a docked cruise ship, to head under the Midway. We paddled right under the flight deck in to the cove to get a great view of the statue. Unfortunately Jay was still sick, so we were without our traditional photographer. We all commented on the fact that the person who scheduled such an early paddle, we probably still in bed under his covers.....
Actually, we really enjoyed the calm of the water and lack of winds. Marye opted to head over to the Ferry Landing, and the rest of us decided to return to Kellogg Beach. My elbow was still feeling good, but I knew that there was still a few more miles to put under my keel.
With such light traffic on the bay, we decided to take a straight bearing rather than hug the north shore. Along the way we ran into two fellow kayakers. They normally head out to Ballast Point, then back to the Ferry Landing. We chatted a bit, and then headed on our ways. We landed safely back at the Kellogg Beach, according to the GPS, we covered about 7.5 nms. I forgot to record the time. After loading the boats, we all headed over to the Red Sails Inn for the traditional after paddle meal.
Overall the elbow felt good. It was a bit sore, so I put some ice on it and took it easy for the rest of the day, and watched it Sunday. I'm not ready for Night Herons yet, but the recovery seems to be on track.
Labels: kayak, San Diego, San Diego Bay, USS Midway
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