The dilemma with paddling in a beautiful place is constantly wanting to stop and take photos. I only allowed myself to stop 4 times this morning 🦅

Solid North headwind today made Northward progress slow. Downwind from Jones Island back to the harbor was very fun.

PR for me on this route, got really locked into this current and rode it around Griffin Bay. Other attempts I have overshot the turn and gotten sucked towards Cattle Pass too far, or undershot and get caught up in the middle slosh.

West wind picked up toward the end. Sheriff stopped to make sure I was okay out in the channel 😄

Unreal weather today 🫠

Lowest tide of the year

Been wanting to take the fam here forever and today was the perfect day. Lost count of the different types of wildflowers I saw.

Was going to go to Waldron, but there was a spot on the South side of Jones, and we’d never put the boat there before, so we snagged a buoy. Surprisingly few boats out… yet.

Tried to take it easy. Soooooo nice out. Despite the frowny face cloud. ☹️

Constant confused chop, plus it’s shrimp season, so dozens of fishing boat wakes. This was also just a bad route for the current and wind conditions, but at least it was a killer workout 😝

Fun upwind leg with less chop than last weeks although same wind. Lots of baby seals out swimming on their own right now and they are very curious. Not sure why the track ended early on this one.

A choppy day, lots of slapping going upwind to Turn Island with the current.

Started off with rain, ended with SUN. Love it when a route works out. Got a decent current push out and back.

Cruised to Watmough Bay, with a stop at Smith Island to look for Puffins. No Puffins, just lots of Rhinoceros Auklets and Porpoises.

Glad to be out after not paddling all week after I threw my back out skateboarding with the kids last weekend 😂. Stopped at Yellow Island briefly, peak wild flower season right now.

Less rowing and more sunbathing. Trying to take it easy today.

Thought about doing a land based activity for lunch today, but it’s just too nice out on the water. Slow route between Northern winds and Northbound current, but good training for sure with all the side chop and reverb.

Mixed bag of weather today, featuring headwinds from all sides of the compass, but they were very mellow, refreshing when the sun was out, chilly when the dark clouds rolled thru. Still had a lot of energy at the end of that paddle. Itching to do a 20-25 miler again soon.

“Turn it up high Reggie, I wanna burn” . No but seriously I think I did get a sunburn, but, worth it. Was slower and tougher than I thought in the return but overall, most enjoyable.

Excellent flood tide. North wind was lighter than last two days, which was nice for the upwind sections.

Nice long jaunt in the current, up the channel with the small flood. Not much wind, but plenty of dynamic small chop to keep the legs in check.

Great day to end my 30’s on 🙏

It’s April 1st but todays no joke. Beautiful weather, still a chill in the air though. Lots of Sealions out chilling today until I disturb their peace 💦

Messy and difficult getting upwind and then East just a bit so I could line up some downwind bits.

Slower than I thought, chaotic chop to start, got some fun downwind glides on the way back.

First 2/3rds of the paddle were smooth as glass. The crux was on the S end of Henry, where the Westerly breeze switched to a more stout Southerly. The cross chop was small but intense. I noticed the rain clouds over Victoria were no longer headed my way at least, and it was very enjoyable up Mosquito Passage with the wind at my back.

A taxing upwind with the ebb current. So much so that there is no point to paddle upwind like this, except to know that it can be done. Not exactly “fun”, but it’s beautiful out here, I get to chat with Eagle and Sea Lion, and it’s a killer workout ✌️

Lots of grinding upwind, with the current, enjoying the sun for a brief moment in the lee of the cape, then some fun glides before battling broadside to get thru boat pass at Turn Island. 2 swims today. Long overdue. Funny, was just talking with a friend yesterday about falling in more and “it’s just water” 😊💦