Brian, Clyde, Dean, Sue and I met at the Irving gas station on the Trans Canada Highway at 9:00 to begin our ride to Avondale to begin our paddle. Dean remarked he wasn't sure if he still knew how to paddle as its been a while. The next thing he said was he was sure he didn't know ... he had left his drysuit at home! As Clyde rode with Dean they left to pick it up and paddle closer to home.
Three kayaks remained and Brian, Sue and I put into the cove that was skimmed over with 2 - 3 mm thick ice
Crunching through the ice we were in calm water and making our way along ...
... the shore towards Salmon Cove Point.
Six kilometers later we were at Salmon Cove Point where the calm of the inner harbour turned choppy and swell crashing on the point.
We rounded the point, left Gasters Bay and checked the sea surging through the slot at the point from the other side. It was a no go zone today.
We carried on into Harbour Main under imposing sedimentary rocks of the Conception Group where we ...
... stopped for a break at the local swimming hole before retracing our way to Salmon Cove Point. Around the point and facing southwest we were met by a 20 km/hr breeze all 6 kilometers back to the take out in Avondale.
Dean and Clyde did paddle at St. Philips while Brian, Sue and I also had a great day on the water.
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