Staging area at the launch site
This was how the water was the whole day - hardly a ripple.
Harbor seals
Meandering under the trees
Our lunch stop
Lunch at Frye Cove Park
A glimpse of the conditions
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Eld Inlet - Frye Cove
70 degrees. Wind at 2mph. We paddled Eld Inlet today in the calmest of conditions. Launched from Carlyon Beach park and headed to Frye Cove park for lunch and back. I'm learning in order to keep things interesting when it's this mild out, I need to get out of my Point A to B mentality. Someone once told me that every time you're out on the water, that's your opportunity to practice. Improve something whether it's edging, advance maneuvering, rolling, perfecting your strokes or whatever especially if you're in a group that paddles at a slower pace. Instead of stopping and waiting for folks to catch up, why not do some slaloms or hug the shoreline so that you're still with the group but doing your own thing. Today afforded me the opportunity to practice some bow rudders and draws which made things more interesting since the water was so flat.
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Hello,
ReplyDeleteis there any parking at Carlyon Beach Park for non-community members? Is there a spot at the Steamboat Island Bridge to park legally and launch a kayak?
thanks much,
- Jeff3316@gmail.com
Carlyon Beach Park is a private beach. We're fortunate one of our SSAK members belongs to the community. A lot of people launch from Boston Harbor or Arcadia point as an alternative.
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