The rusty bucket Baffin Run has seen better daysWell, today we're getting the snow (15-25 cms & 100 kms.hr) and wind we were promised yesterday so I'm glad we got out to enjoy Colliers Bay, Newfoundland in benign conditions.
On the way back to the put-in in Colliers, we paddled alongside two rust buckets that have seen better days: the Baffin Run and behind it the Baffin Bay. So today, weatherwise we have something in common with these "boats" - we've seen better days.
But today is also good if you like raw weather. I like walks in the woods (i.e. forests) in this kind of weather and I don't even mind shovelling the snow that falls in my driveway. If I didn't like it I'd move. Move and give up the secenery we paddled in yesterday, I don't think so. You have to take the "bad" with the good, realizing that there's no day better than the one you're given.
Tony :-)
5 degrees warmer and this mass of icicles will melt. Climate change in a century may mean an increase in the average global temperature of as much as 5 degrees. Its a fine line as 5 degrees isn't much.
Stan sizeing up a picture opportunity. Stan has a real eye for some great kayak phototaking. The picture he took here is on his blog
When Stan gets his black Nordkapp he'll blend into the landscape.
Tony I can only hope we have more great days like these. Being on the water just ain't the same as land. Thanks to someone for that. Glad we can get out there.
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I am glad you guys do manage to get out during the winter. We get cbin fever if we don't manage to get out at least every two weeks!
ReplyDeleteWe'll pick our days yet this winter Stan. That's what we're doing Douglas, we're picking our days. Kayakers know there is risk anytime of year, none more so than winter. Neither Stan nor myself are interested in putting our lives on the line so we go when the risk is manageable. And we trust each other.
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