Seems everyone’s paddling the Georgia Coast this fall, including me.
I’ve got one week of vacation left, and I wanted to take a week-long kayaking trip, but being so busy lately, there just hasn't been any time to do proper planning. So I started looking around for trips offered by outfitters who will have done all the planning and logistics. I've guided short trips before, but never signed on for one myself. My only requirements were that it be a trip that would provide some challenge, an ocean trip (no beginners allowed), and close enough to home that I could drive and use my own kayak and gear.
I discovered that there was an awful lot trips going on around me, and that I knew and liked all of the players.
My first plan was to join Nigel Law of Savannah Canoe and Kayak on his expedition of the Georgia Coast. Nigel, with Steve Maynard and John Carmody were my initial BCU 4* instructors years ago, I'd have great fun with him. But Nigel’s trip was to leave Nov 1, and conflicted with the EYE launch.
Then I found Ronnie and Marsha’s trip at Sea Kayak Georgia. I’ve met, taken classes, and paddled with both of them during a couple of past Barrier Island Kayak symposiums. This trip looked to offer a little of everything, from a couple of long paddles, to a few nights with beach base camping with days of rough water and surf play. This is my trip, and I leave on the 14th.
Another option if your looking around, is another November GA coast trip offered by Sea Kayak Carolina with Tom Nichols who is visitng from Potomac Paddle Sports, running this trip as both a BCU3* and 4* training and assessment. Tom was my ACA instructor trainer, and is alot of fun to paddle with.
I leave in a week, and now have lots to do to get ready. Ronnie's itinerary has us paddling a little over 50 miles of the coastline, just short of half. I'll get a good feel for this coastline, get in some great paddling and skill work, and should have a year to plan my own trip next year paddling the full 110 miles of the coast with friends.
I’ve got one week of vacation left, and I wanted to take a week-long kayaking trip, but being so busy lately, there just hasn't been any time to do proper planning. So I started looking around for trips offered by outfitters who will have done all the planning and logistics. I've guided short trips before, but never signed on for one myself. My only requirements were that it be a trip that would provide some challenge, an ocean trip (no beginners allowed), and close enough to home that I could drive and use my own kayak and gear.
I discovered that there was an awful lot trips going on around me, and that I knew and liked all of the players.
My first plan was to join Nigel Law of Savannah Canoe and Kayak on his expedition of the Georgia Coast. Nigel, with Steve Maynard and John Carmody were my initial BCU 4* instructors years ago, I'd have great fun with him. But Nigel’s trip was to leave Nov 1, and conflicted with the EYE launch.
Then I found Ronnie and Marsha’s trip at Sea Kayak Georgia. I’ve met, taken classes, and paddled with both of them during a couple of past Barrier Island Kayak symposiums. This trip looked to offer a little of everything, from a couple of long paddles, to a few nights with beach base camping with days of rough water and surf play. This is my trip, and I leave on the 14th.
Another option if your looking around, is another November GA coast trip offered by Sea Kayak Carolina with Tom Nichols who is visitng from Potomac Paddle Sports, running this trip as both a BCU3* and 4* training and assessment. Tom was my ACA instructor trainer, and is alot of fun to paddle with.
I leave in a week, and now have lots to do to get ready. Ronnie's itinerary has us paddling a little over 50 miles of the coastline, just short of half. I'll get a good feel for this coastline, get in some great paddling and skill work, and should have a year to plan my own trip next year paddling the full 110 miles of the coast with friends.
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Trip sounds great -- next year's even better. Hope I qualify then as a friend!
Ginger
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