I've been itching to get back on the ocean in my kayak now that I'm vaccinated.
Bug was occupied all day Saturday, so it was a perfect day to get out. I e-mailed TM to see if he was up for an easy paddle.
We decided to do a paddle out of Bay Campus and head north. It is ocean, but protected. Perfect for a first paddle.
TM got to the beach early and did some pre-paddle noodling about. Apparently he had spent the previous day bending over a kayak doing some boat repairs and tweaked his back.
Once on the water, we took it nice and easy. We mostly chatted about kids and retirement.
It was a very nice way to get the paddle muscles warmed up.
Back at the beach, I did some noodling about and practice some skills in nice safe water. I also wanted to prolong my time on the water as much as possible.
All was well and feeling good until I started working on reverse sweep turns. I must have edged over a little too far or caught the edge of the blade just wrong. One minute I was happily spinning around backwards, the next I was talking to the fishes.
I quickly set up up for a roll; a little too quickly. I got about two thirds of the way up and flopped back into the water laying on my back date.
I briefly considered resetting, and then pulled the plug.
The swim back to shore was refreshing. I was glad to have a dry suite.
Sitting at Fuel after the paddle was almost normal.
There is hope for 2021.
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