On the waters of Newport harbor
Well I continued trying to make the most of my time before I join Qualcomm. Yesterday I loaded up my kayak and headed north to the waters of Newport. After an easy drive up the freeway, I pulled into the parking lot of the Newport Aquatic Center. The weather was perfect, a light breeze under sunny skies. I am glad I packed my other spray skirt, I would have melted if I used the neoprene one.
I pushed away from the beach and headed into the back bay.
The waterfowl was everywhere along the shoreline. Jane kindly let me borrow her waterproof digital camera, so I was actually able to capture some pictures of my own.
Eventually, I reached this sign as they were dredging the back bay about 1/2 mile from the aquatic center. I'm glad I printed a map of the harbor as well. I turned the boat around and paddle along the other side of the shore.
I headed past NAC, and spotted more birds.
As I headed toward the harbor, I quickly started to see some of the houses that surround Newport. This on caught my eye with the colorful ground cover.
Along the way I did run into a fellow kayaker and he kindly offered me the 5 cent tour of the harbor, pointing out John Wayne's old house, Nicholas Cage's, and others... We swapped some paddling stories. Turns out he and some friends also do some river kayaking, so told him to try some Basque food next time they head to the Kern.
He rejoined his missing friends, and I continued around Balboa Island.
I opted to paddle up the canal the splits Balboa Island.
Boat traffic in the harbor was very light. This was one of the few boats on the water except for some hull cleaners.
As I headed back to NAC, I had to snap a shot of a few more grand houses.
Just south of the PCH bridge, the paddle wheeler is docked. It used to be a museum and restuarant, but they are both closed, and the future of the boat is in question.
Atop the rear of the paddle wheeler was a beautiful osprey. My 'tour' guide told me that they had just started coming to the bay last year.
One last house. All in all, I had a great time paddling up here. I do need to remember to take a few more breaks when I paddle alone. Anita is away this weekend, so no paddling until Tuesday...
I pushed away from the beach and headed into the back bay.
The waterfowl was everywhere along the shoreline. Jane kindly let me borrow her waterproof digital camera, so I was actually able to capture some pictures of my own.
Eventually, I reached this sign as they were dredging the back bay about 1/2 mile from the aquatic center. I'm glad I printed a map of the harbor as well. I turned the boat around and paddle along the other side of the shore.
I headed past NAC, and spotted more birds.
As I headed toward the harbor, I quickly started to see some of the houses that surround Newport. This on caught my eye with the colorful ground cover.
Along the way I did run into a fellow kayaker and he kindly offered me the 5 cent tour of the harbor, pointing out John Wayne's old house, Nicholas Cage's, and others... We swapped some paddling stories. Turns out he and some friends also do some river kayaking, so told him to try some Basque food next time they head to the Kern.
He rejoined his missing friends, and I continued around Balboa Island.
I opted to paddle up the canal the splits Balboa Island.
Boat traffic in the harbor was very light. This was one of the few boats on the water except for some hull cleaners.
As I headed back to NAC, I had to snap a shot of a few more grand houses.
Just south of the PCH bridge, the paddle wheeler is docked. It used to be a museum and restuarant, but they are both closed, and the future of the boat is in question.
Atop the rear of the paddle wheeler was a beautiful osprey. My 'tour' guide told me that they had just started coming to the bay last year.
One last house. All in all, I had a great time paddling up here. I do need to remember to take a few more breaks when I paddle alone. Anita is away this weekend, so no paddling until Tuesday...
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