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The weather can be kind of iffy in January - hence only four trips that were worth recording. With the sun going down so soon in the afternoon my trips are fairly short. I was treated to a Bald Eagle sighting on my first day out. Trips this month: 4
01/09/03
Finally, I got out for my first paddle of the year. The temperature had warmed up a bunch but it was quite breezy and the tide was going so it wasn't ideal but I had put off getting out because of all of the remodeling activities going on at the house so I was determined to get in the water. I was quickly rewarded when as soon as I turned the corner a large bird flew across my bow skimming the water. I watched the pure white head glowing in the setting sun and the chocolate brown body as it flew up into a large pine tree on the first big island north of the bridge. He was in the shadows but I snapped a few good photos that showed his majestic profile. See the Pictures From this Trip
01/27/03 What a week! We're now working on the fifth day in a row that the temperatures have dipped below freezing! Well, today the afternoon temperature reached the 50's and the tide was perfect so with the weather forecast calling for wet stuff later in the week I loaded the boat during the Super Bowl halftime figuring that it would give me some incentive to get in the water today. Once I reached the put-in I almost changed my mind. A stiff nor'easter had kicked up and was blowing in my face across the water. My hands were stinging just unstrapping the boat and getting it ready. I bundled up and squirmed into my spray skirt and headed into the wind. It was way too cold to even think about pictures since I had to wear my gloves so I concentrated on paddling. It's too bad because the birds all had the same idea that I had - stay close to shore and huddle together to stay warm. There were several large groups along the grass. I zig-zagged through some of the smaller streams until I reached the main cut heading to the ICW and then floated back with the wind at my back. Good to finally get back out there! See the Pictures From this Trip
01/28/03 A good 10 degrees warmer and no wind. The water was glassy and it was a beautiful day to be out. I paddled around the main island and then just tooled around until the sun went down. See the Pictures From this Trip
01/29/03
Normally, I wouldn't go out three days in a row but the weather was just too glorious and this time of the year you have to grab the opportunities when they arise. I paddled my basic circuit in Hannah, up the main channel and then a right turn at the cedar tree and back around to the main pool. I scared up some little blues and got some decent shots. |
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