Theory of liberation

Stan in the middle of nowhere

On Friday past Stan and myself paddled to the Iona Islands in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland from Mount Arlington Heights. Its almost a 7 kms crossing excluding Shag Rocks which we paddled past on the way. Its effectively a full 7 kms crossing as there's nowhere to land on Shag Rocks.

Its not a long crossing by any stretch of the imagination as the furthest you can be from land is 3.5 kms. But out in the middle of the bay I just felt totally liberated. No noise, only the sounds of silence.

I enjoy paddling along shore but paddling there is something like walking with crutches. Doing a crossing of any length I feel is akin to throwing away the crutches and setting myself free. Its another aspect of kayaking like paddling in big waterthat deserves checking out and this coming year I expect I will. I see a 20 - 25 kms crossing in my future and I shall slip the surly bonds of the land.

Tony :-)