March Kayaking

Moderate temperatures and calm winds yesterday.  A good day to get back on the water!

Unfortunately, the time of day that worked best for me was also dead low tide. 

In the warmer months, I work around high tide to avoid the bugs.  Not a problem this time of year. 

However, I mis-calculated water access from my usual launch site, and had to (carefully) drag my kayak across the bay muck.  Good news- I didn’t sink in too far, or slip!  Won’t do that again 😉

Interesting views at low tide- and a new perspective of bulkheads and boat slips.  Don’t tell anyone, but this is the bridge I occasionally scoot under to the adjacent basin.  The tide has to be high enough so I can float over the large pipe, low enough so I can duck under the upper pipes, and calm enough for me to maneuver through the maze of pilings!

By the way, I had company yesterday on the bay- a clammer on one of the mud flats along the main channel.

Now that’s dedication to a job!