Top 10 paddles of 2010 - #5

Bright sunshine

On May 30th Clyde, Dean, Tobias and myself had a very enjoyable day paddling from Dildo South to Spread Eagle and environs. I like all sorts of paddling ... crossings, big water in the open ocean, rock hopping, handrailing along the shore. Sometimes there's no need to hurry and every delight is savoured. May 30th was one of those days.

Rolling waves at Spread Eagle Point

A low gentle swell built up to some impressive breaking waves where the bottom rose up at the point. Dean went over and rolled, I disappeared and re-emerged from the foam, Clyde got pasted and got some good video.

Smelling the roses

It was a beautiful day and none of us were in a hurry.

Between a rock and a hard place

There was a seastack that of course had to be paddled around. Tobias misplaced his paddle and had to roll after he went over. Practice pays off!

Stopped on Dildo Island

Nature called and that necessitated a stop on Dildo Island. Its a site of archaeological significance as native Beothuk Indians were found to camp here by the early English settlers.

Sittin' on the dock of the bay

At the top of Dildo Island the swell reared up and broke of the shoals. We teased the waves for a while and satisfied, we paddled back to our put-in. It wasn't particularly challenging except in the breaking waves. It was one of those days when the Universe unfolded as its supposed to. That's good enough for me and #5.