wildwahinepaddler

Beautiful colors!

It was a peaceful sunrise…… not much cloud cover in the sky but still had a pink glow to it.  The morning was just beautiful too!  Much calmer ocean than yesterday and very little wind.  I didn’t get out until late ( It was already 9:30 a.m.) so although it was nice I didn’t trust the wind!  I decided to stay closer to home so I paddled down to the end of Kam 2.  It was so tempting to keep paddling south…. But I wasn’t feeling up to a possible struggle with the wind.  I turned around and paddled north down to Charley Young beach and it was still nice!  After I came in….. a paddling friend said a small pod of dolphins was swimming right near me…. But somehow I never saw them!!!!!  Oh no!  My swim was delightful, though, with such lovely warm water and calm conditions…I hope it’s nice like this tomorrow and the Dolphins come back….

Nice!

It was a beautiful sunrise today!  There was wind from the start but not too bad.  The ocean wasn’t very calm and there were wind swells rolling from the north.  Other than that…. It was a beautiful day.  I paddled south  with an east wind blowing at me and then the wind swells hit!  They were constant and some of them popping up pretty big.  The swells were behind me and I could ride them!  If was fun but when I turned around…. It wasn’t as much fun paddling against them.  I’m glad I don’t get knocked off my board much any more because this would have been the day for that!  I paddled  down to Charley Young beach and turned around.  I saw four turtles too.  Two were very close to shore ….one large female and a little baby turtle!  It was so cute!   Then on the way in I spotted two more  turtles swimming under the water heading south.  The wind has been tricky this week but the water clarity was great today!  What an enjoyable paddle and swim!

Nice!

It was a nice peaceful sunrise this morning and a nice start to the day.  The conditions looked perfect for paddling!  I headed south towards the boat ramp paddling in nice conditions.  I had planned to go to the boat ramp ….. But as I passed into Kam 3….. the ocean surface changed and those swells being generated from the north like yesterday started in.  This is just what happened yesterday prior to the wind roaring in!  I didn’t feel like getting caught in the wind today so I turned around and headed north.  The wind was blowing too….. But not as bad as yesterday.  It ended up being a good decision….even though the wind backed off again like yesterday.  My swim was very enjoyable despite the water clarity still being pretty poor.  The wind is just finicky right now and very unpredictable….

Beautiful!

Gorgeous day!   Great paddling conditions prevailed and I visited with six turtles….. including Bumpy.  Bumpy was in a mood….. bumping my board and swimming around me and swimming under my board with a big bump under me!  Then she emerged on the other side of me and bumped me again!  Five other turtles were willing participants in picture taking along with Bumpy.  I loved hanging out with my buddies this morning!  But then I noticed the surface of the water changing so I headed back.  Just as I was passing Kam 3…… the gentle East wind gave way to a very strong North wind.  I was quickly engulfed in wind, wind waves and white caps!  It was such a struggle paddling against the wind.  The wind swells were beating me up pretty good so I entertained the thought of bailing out at Kam 2….. But I just kept paddling.  I finally got past the rocky point and then knew I would make it back.  I was exhausted!  Just as I got in to shore….. the wind backed off.  After I swam….. the wind picked up again… this time blowing from the south.  The water is still 81 degrees!  I hope I don’t get caught in the wind tomorrow!

Oh nice!

It was a beautiful Saturday at the beach!  Finally a much calmer day to be out on the water.  There was light wind blowing from the East….. Just enough to keep me cool.  I paddled down to Kam 3 and noticed that there were some waves crashing onshore and the Red flags were posted.  I guess the south swell wasn’t completely gone after all.  I decided to turn around and paddle north.  I figured the wind must be blowing way out there because the bumps rolling in were definitely pushing from the north.  The wind forecast was for early East wind giving way to trade winds by late morning…… and that’s exactly what happened!  I was glad I got out on my board today.  My swim was nice too, but although the water visibility was better than yesterday….. it was still kicked up and cloudy.  You can’t beat the water temperature at 81 degrees!  It’s been so warm…..