It was a gorgeous sunny day on the water, and fun to reconnect with old kayaking buddies. I hope I get to visit and paddle in the Bay again soon!
Distance: 4 miles (6.5 km)
Duration: ~3 hours?
Weather: Hot and sunny
"Believe me, my young friend. There is nothing, absolutely nothing,
half so worth doing as simply messing around in boats."
The Wind in the Willows
Back in October 2016, after two years living in the Netherlands and Belgium, I made my first trip back to the US. My first stop was San Francisco, to visit friends and colleagues and my favorite sites around SF Bay and the open coast. Some of my favorite California kayaking buddies and I spent an afternoon on the water in Sausalito. Two years have passed since this trip, so this post will be more photos than words...
We met at the (then) new Seatrek kayak rental location. We all rented some nice sea kayaks (except Alice, who had her own boat). They even let me rent a purple Avocet! The same as Big Purple. It had previously been located a bit further down the coast, but was now adjacent to the Bay Model. We paddled up the coast, exploring the always-quirky houseboats along the way. We crossed the bay to reach a small beach that is accessible at low tide, and ate our lunch.
On the way back, we passed by Dunphy Park, where Doug and Kathi were planning to get married the following spring! (Fast forward: they're now married! Unfortunately I didn't get to go back to California for the wedding, since I'd just been there a couple months earlier).
It was a gorgeous sunny day on the water, and fun to reconnect with old kayaking buddies. I hope I get to visit and paddle in the Bay again soon!
The next day(?) I met up with Dan, a friend from my summer in New Hampshire, and we went surfing for a few hours in Pacifica. I really just wanted an excuse to share this non-kayaking-but-still-water-related photo with you, in which I look way more badass than I am:
And a few other nice photos of my visit to California...
After that, I headed north to Seattle, where I met up with Henk and Sara for some other hiking and kayaking adventures in the Enchantments and Vancouver (Vancouver #1, Vancouver #2).
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 2016
Distance: 4 miles (6.5 km) Duration: ~3 hours? Weather: Hot and sunny
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