Today was some of the hardest paddling I have ever done. Ever. I am in the Indian River now and it’s very wide and the wind was coming out of the Northwest which made it very tough to paddle. I was hugging the west shore to try and buffer myself and of course all of a sudden the wind picks up and changes direction, the northeast and I find myself on the wrong side. This stretch is very straight and wide. I might see a bridge in the distance and it takes 2 and ½ hours until I reach that bridge. It plays with your mind so I have to be patient.
The one redeeming part of the day was that this morning I slept in and for whatever reason I packed my pee Nalgene in the front bulkhead. I am not sure why. Of course, I needed to pee 1 hour in. the wind was too strong to lean over the side. I thought I would go over to the side to pee. As I was heading over to the bank, I caught a glimpse of a manaray jumping out of the water. He made a huge splash!
Even with the bad conditions, I made it to where I had intended….Just past Fort Peirce inlet. The one that I had intended to camp on which is called Boy Scout island was filled with trash, which was a little disheartening, I hope that’s not what they are teaching boy scouts these days.
I kept going, which I thought I might regret, but I was happy to find a small grassy island. I met a nice family who was also camping on the island. The husband and the young son promised not to come scare me in the middle of the night. Today I will be paddling with some men from the local kayak club.
Check out my current location!
2 comments:
Wooohooo! That wind can beat ya up, can't it! Have fun w/ the gang. So glad you blogged--I'm loving following this trip. Have you seen any manatees yet? I'm totally stoked for you. Keep paddling!
Just checkin' in on ya. So much fun to be an armchair kayaker!
-Pete
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