To me, the mark of waves getting big for surf is when there’s really no effort needed to catch them in a sea kayak. This happened often today – if I was not making a concerted effort to paddle out, the waves were going to surf me in. Josh and I both got a number of good, and thanks to the size of the waves, fast surfs. Continue reading
Much to my delight, my head is not mush right now because of my helmet. I kind of was going too fast into the turn from Hagadorn to Shaw. I should have been in the car lane and then all would have been fine, but I wasn’t, I was wider… Continue reading
For anyone who cares, Callum, Doug and I went up to the Straits of Mackinac to kayak under the bridge during the bridge walk this weekend. We got a late start leaving Lansing and between stops and getting ready, it was nearly 8pm before we go on the water for… Continue reading
Well, I spent this morning beating the shit out of myself. And pretty much the rest of the day recovering. I suggested to Aren that we ride to Sleepy Hollow State Park. A good and noble idea. I thought it was about a 35 mile ride. I would have been… Continue reading
I was out skating with Aren and we found ourselves a little hill. We started down it and discovered it really wasn’t as little as it looked. I ended up a little off balance and got my right skate canted inward too much, causing quite the crash and skid. Pictures,… Continue reading