5 Miles with Ben

Rather than go down to the Olympic Training Center and watch the flatwater trials, Ben asked if we could go kayaking instead. Go we headed down to Aqua Adventures to hop into a tandem. The wind was blowing a bit, so I knew I was going to be getting a bit of work out.

We quickly crossed the channel and hugged the shoreline to get some shelter from the wind and use of the eddy to move us along. We then headed up towards the end Sail Bay. Along the way we got a chance to watch some outrigger races. There was a event being held at the Bahia. We paddled past all the activity, then turned into the cove to take a look at the paddle-wheelers.

As we crossed back over the cove toward Mission Bay Aquatic, we saw three teens on a catamaran. They soon we flipped over, we paddled over to make sure they were ok. They said they were fine, and noted that their parents were watching from shore.

We continue northward, finally to find a boat wake to bounce over (which was something Ben really likes). Once we reach the last bit of protection from the wind before the end of the bay, we turn back southward and to the docks.

Ben was slowly getting the hang of how to paddle, his hand placement, and such. I let him do a little paddle all by himself.

We cruised back into the docks and I had him show Jake his paddling skills. He had a great time on the water

A birthday paddle

For my birthday I decided to join the Saturday gang for a paddle. We launched from Aqua Adventures and headed out the channel then on down to the pier. The ocean was fairly calm and the winds light. We continued paddling down the coast. Unfortunately, Jay could not join us, but we opted to give him a call from the water.

We convinced him to take a break and come to the end of Hill Street and take a few shots.



The rest of the photos can be seen on my Flickr account.

Once we returned to the docks, we all headed over the Red Sails Inn for a nice lunch.