An afternoon on the water

After taking care of some chores in the morning and having a lovely lunch with my wife, I decided to head down to Shelter Island and go paddling. I still have Jane's camera, so I was hoping to get some nice shots.



There was a light breeze and the tide was rising. The water was a bit complex, nothing too bad, but I knew that I was going to have to be attentive. I was also glad I dropped my rudder, because I was feeling the effects of both the tide and the wind. The sailboats were loving the day.



I paddled on over to Anthony's to take a break at the dock. The dock is mostly gone at moment, but there was enough to paddle up to and grab a break. With the wind and tide, I figured I would head back toward Shelter Island and maybe slip into the channel by Liberty Station.



Now that I have turned into the wind and against the incoming tide, paddling began much easier. I was now spotting an occasional whitecap. As I cruised along Harbor Island, I decided to turn in to the channel behind Liberty Station.



Here is some of the old NTC buildings from the water. I was mostly sheltered from the wind in the channel, so I was able to take a little break. I tried to make sure I took breaks to rest. It is so easy to keep motoring along and running out of 'gas'.

I landed at the beach on Shelter Island about 3 hours later with just over 9 miles traveled. All in all it was a good hard paddle.

Monday Night in the Marina

I decided to kick off my two weeks off by joining the new Monday evening paddling group that launches out of Shelter Island. Neil was already at the launch point, and Jay joined us shortly thereafter. We decided to cruise around the Shelter Island Marina.



As we turned into the marina, we were greeted by a HUGE boat parked at the docks.



That is the Apoise. For reference, my Chilco is 18 1/2 feet long (the red one).

We paddled through the rest of the marina, taking a break in front of the yacht club.



We left the smell of onion rings behind as the sun began to set behind Point Loma. We paddled gently back toward the beach at Shelter Island, enjoying the beauty that is living in San Diego.



The photos are courtesy of Jay Murdock. Thanks!