SandyBottom's Sea Kayaking and Other Adventures: Perfect Weekend

Monday, October 18, 2010

Perfect Weekend - Messing About

"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Often quoted from the children's book 'Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), and it describes our weekend sailing perfectly.

Picture above of Steve in his beautiful home-built John Welsford Pathfinder "Spartina" on the Pamlico Sound off Goose Creek Island.

We had an absolutely wonderful weekend, but pictures and stories will have to wait. Be sure to pay a visit to the 'The Log of Spartina' blog. Steve's trip logs are well worth the read, and he's just posted quite a nice picture of Paul and I during the trip :)

No comments:

Post a Comment

About SandyBottom

A senior with 2 kids grown and flown, married to Paul 30 years, a recently retired medical researcher, and was a sometime adventurer. Now, its ALL about the adventure. I was born and raised in Hawaii, and have a love of the outdoors, camping, the beach, and the ocean. I started paddling with white water in 1981 when I met my husband. My first real sea kayaking experience was actually on a sit-on-top in Kailua Bay on the Island of Oahu in 1987 while we were visiting family. Two children and years later, a chance opportunity to try sea kayaking again in 1996 resulted in a love and passion that provides me with fun, excitement, relaxation and/or exercise, and most of all, adventure. I’ve not stopped since.

More About SandyBottom

Paddling expeditions have included a 2001 NC coastal expedition, 2003 month-long expedition in SW Newfoundland, 2006 Lake Michigan expedition, 2009 Georgia Coast paddle. Paddling Challenges/Races include 2004 - 2013 WaterTribe Everglades Challenges, 2006 (solo) and 2012 (teamed with son) WaterTribe Ultimate Florida Challenge, 2011-2012 Watertribe NC Challenge, and the 2007 Missouri River 340.

Other challenges have included various triathlons including 2 half Ironman, BCU4* certification, Level 3 ACA Coastal Sea Kayak Instructor Certification. More recently, I've been learning to sail on our home built Core Sound 20 sailboat "Dawn Patrol".

Hopefully much more still to come as I start to work on my HUGE bucket list.