tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post3124082679415602168..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Paddling Across Romerly Marshsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62569987918249490582017-10-22T23:37:55.048-04:002017-10-22T23:37:55.048-04:00Wow! Twenty miles of paddling! It's fun to f...Wow! Twenty miles of paddling! It's fun to follow your travels, Sage! The Nature Conservancy has been instrumental in preserving important bird habitat along a migratory flyway in Nova Scotia on Brier Island. I really appreciate all they are doing to preserve land. I can't believe I've fallen so far behind in your posts. But this has been a bit of a lost summer for me. Doing better now, although I am looking at cataract surgery shortly. Getting older may have its challenges. but the gift of being alive is worth it! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-5278444789003393092017-09-16T20:17:04.289-04:002017-09-16T20:17:04.289-04:00What a great trip, and your lunch spot looked very...What a great trip, and your lunch spot looked very special.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88253230744178007172017-09-14T16:47:50.930-04:002017-09-14T16:47:50.930-04:00It's a good thing you were able to paddle befo...It's a good thing you were able to paddle before Irma, I imagine paddling familiar places now could be a little different, especially if trees are down. I hope the flooding in your area is gone and everything is okay with your house.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-18027989016688875102017-09-10T14:13:04.502-04:002017-09-10T14:13:04.502-04:00So glad you were able to avoid the storm. Sounds s...So glad you were able to avoid the storm. Sounds scary! I can imagine your relief when you made it back to familiar waters. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-15271720490846392022017-09-09T10:06:59.596-04:002017-09-09T10:06:59.596-04:00I hope you are all yours are safe from these storm...I hope you are all yours are safe from these storms. The projections seen to by-pass you but I suspect even a glancing blow from these two mightn't be kind.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-71026148537810922552017-09-08T11:42:33.714-04:002017-09-08T11:42:33.714-04:00Ah, this is the way to live, and your retelling of...Ah, this is the way to live, and your retelling of it all is the icing on the story! Great photos too, it's almost as good as being there too.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-64439013212295668762017-09-08T08:48:12.200-04:002017-09-08T08:48:12.200-04:00a great kayak tripa great kayak tripCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-57263928893875215762017-09-06T10:24:45.282-04:002017-09-06T10:24:45.282-04:00Sounds like you had quite the adventure! Good thin...Sounds like you had quite the adventure! Good thing the storm passed. <br /><br />I took my kayak out on Lake Ontario in high waves and lasted about twenty minutes before heading back to a calmer bay. I thought it was fun and tried to go out in high waves again--but from a shallow zone. Big mistake! The waves were cresting, filling my kayak. By wave number 4, I was dumped out. Luckily I didn't lose my paddle and even found my thermos bobbing about thirty feet away after I emptied the kayak and got back in. Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84701991631481640212017-09-05T19:25:34.049-04:002017-09-05T19:25:34.049-04:0020 miles, dang that a lot of paddling. Sounds like...20 miles, dang that a lot of paddling. Sounds like an interesting trip alligator and all. Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-41326031342770878182017-09-05T14:18:02.328-04:002017-09-05T14:18:02.328-04:00This is kind of off topic, but have you ever kayak...This is kind of off topic, but have you ever kayaked on the Bay of Fundee in Nova Scotia? It has 50 foot tides. My mom and her husband came back from a kayaking trip there. They said it was pretty neat to see.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-60966966464827645512017-09-04T21:19:49.826-04:002017-09-04T21:19:49.826-04:00I don't have any experience on the water so I ...I don't have any experience on the water so I find these posts very interesting.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-76555984917768425542017-09-04T18:23:37.273-04:002017-09-04T18:23:37.273-04:00Nothing exciting. It had been patched before and ...Nothing exciting. It had been patched before and broke again--probably a design or poorly made fiberglass shaft. I'm glad it broke on easy paddling in a creek, not while I was battling waves coming out of Ossabaw Sound to Wassaw Creeksagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52662928601935662022017-09-04T17:47:48.811-04:002017-09-04T17:47:48.811-04:00I read up online about your vessel and it said 5&q...I read up online about your vessel and it said 5" draft with the keelboard up. I was just wondering for the Kayak would be about that. <br />I believe they've measured the physics of the fins on a surfboard and found in certain conditions it forms wing like highs on one side and lows on the other. And since you are putting quite a bit of torque with you as the pivot and the blade the force there just might be a bit of push from the skeg. But I was thinking something a bit more substantial, about the size of a dinner plate sliced in twain, and that quite frankly looks decorative. :-) Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-37167802799980744472017-09-04T17:09:14.220-04:002017-09-04T17:09:14.220-04:00I only have to see a hammock and I'm at peace....I only have to see a hammock and I'm at peace. They epitomize relaxation, and you earned yours with that long paddle! cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-34341657722964534842017-09-04T16:49:53.538-04:002017-09-04T16:49:53.538-04:00Heading out of Winyah Bay the most common way to g...Heading out of Winyah Bay the most common way to getting to the ocean is a similar network of marshy waterways that are quite shallow and muddy. One of my cousins got quite upset with me because I would never take him on his repeated offers to ride in his boat. Not only was I worried about getting stranded in the marsh, he had a habit of inadvertently telling stories about how many times his boat broken down while in the water.<br /><br />He told his stories in an effort to glorify his adventures. I took them as warnings. Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-55193724940817564512017-09-04T15:02:27.891-04:002017-09-04T15:02:27.891-04:00I posted a photo of the skeg at the bottom of the ...I posted a photo of the skeg at the bottom of the post.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-5763421841194072652017-09-04T13:28:25.742-04:002017-09-04T13:28:25.742-04:00No story on how the paddle broke? Against alligato...No story on how the paddle broke? Against alligator hide? Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85912346697125260982017-09-04T12:53:31.028-04:002017-09-04T12:53:31.028-04:00I was speaking of the way the Lightning swing keel...I was speaking of the way the Lightning swing keel worked. The Lightning is a type of sailboat with a shallow draft (about 5 inches) but with the keel down it's draft is 4' 9". It's keel also weights (if I remember correctly) 160 pounds. The skeg is a composite construction and only weighs ounces. Don't understand how it could provide thrust as it just swings down and up and is very thin. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-89322127224199452652017-09-04T12:50:48.749-04:002017-09-04T12:50:48.749-04:00What a great outing filled with adventure (the all...What a great outing filled with adventure (the alligator and lightning would have made me nervous!) and I love the hammock. Do you let someone know when you set off like that? Just for safety sake? Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3421848296454865812017-09-04T12:05:40.674-04:002017-09-04T12:05:40.674-04:00Congratulations!
That was scary - for me, at least...Congratulations!<br />That was scary - for me, at least, and for several stretches. But you're brave and skilled. I'm glad your intuition and competence got you there. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-63692397043476093702017-09-04T10:53:51.286-04:002017-09-04T10:53:51.286-04:00Some of that marshy landscape looks a lot like dow...Some of that marshy landscape looks a lot like down hereCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-70975430209337224252017-09-04T09:39:09.009-04:002017-09-04T09:39:09.009-04:00I’m glad you eventually got across the marsh. I pr...I’m glad you eventually got across the marsh. I probably would’ve gotten so lost that I’d still be in there . . .<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-9384477267550520772017-09-04T09:38:26.147-04:002017-09-04T09:38:26.147-04:00Hi Sage - that's certainly one long paddle ......Hi Sage - that's certainly one long paddle ... but must have been amazing to do - looks a wonderful part of the world ... and I didn't know about the Sea Islands or Wassaw itself ... just glad the alligator didn't get you - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-78356249579183925672017-09-04T09:15:40.201-04:002017-09-04T09:15:40.201-04:00Ahh, I see now. So in a way it might even convert ...Ahh, I see now. So in a way it might even convert the natural swing of the tail into thrust if it was shaped properly. <br /> Was I reading correctly, the Lightening has a draft keel raised of 5 inches ?. <br />Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-76199781617633439322017-09-04T08:31:09.719-04:002017-09-04T08:31:09.719-04:00That's a lot of paddling in one day; I would&#...That's a lot of paddling in one day; I would've been pooped! Love your lunch spot :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com