All together
At the doctor today to get a requisition for blood work. Its usually a wait so I took my "Sea kayaking Safety and Rescue" book by John Lull to keep me occupied.
I've read it thru and thru a few times but today my eyes fell on the chapter dealing with group safety and teamwork. It had some application to the situation the last time we were out.
Five kms from the take-out the wind came up unexpectedly as we crossed the mouth of the harbour. We (7 of us) stuck together except after a short while one of the guys drifted away from the group. A considerable distance started to form between him and the group. Gerard went to chase him down and partner up.
As we paddled on into a steady Force 6 wind we got strung out a bit. Back on the beach Gerard thought we should have stayed together more. That would have been preferable but even though we got strung out, no one was left alone. Strung out we had a twosome, another twosome and a threesome taking up the rear. Everyone in the group was aware of where everyone else was so we were still a team.
After reading John Lull's piece, I'm content enough with how the group dissolved yet organized itself into the buddy system. There is, as they say, safety in numbers.
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