Getting back to nature (trip report)

“this is a trip report about getting back to nature. I learned that sometimes what you are looking for can be found right under your nose.
I woke up this morning around 6:30am. I could not go back to sleep so I headed o the water.
the drive through Brookylyn at the time, was very nice. No cars, No noise.
I got a little BK breakfast and got my kayak on the water and settled down on the pier to enjoy the fresh morning.
I was very distrubed by the
amount of trash that I saw in the water. i guess between the recent rains and just plain lazy people, there was a lot of garbage in the water. Not very nice to see when eating.
But it was not going to ruin my day :)

so i set off. the weather was perfect. there was no wind and other boats on the water.

I had gone the day before with a group. we went right before low tide. It was very cool to see the birds eating all the fish that had washed ashore.

But this morning it was high tide. I was able to paddle into inlets that just the day before were to shallow to get into. It was cool going into an area that i knew boats could not get into.
there was no noise, other then the birds. it was music. to hear them, and only them.
The day before the leader of the group trip told us that there was a place called Jeep Point. he said that there was a jeep out in the dunes (yeah right and I have a bridge to sell you).

Well to my surpice there was a jeep in the middle of the dune.
It was neat paddling back and to see a gull standing in the middle of the bay on a small patch of sand. it looked as if he was walking on the water.

the bottom line is, it was a wonderful short trip. but it was something that everyone should try at least once. it is very different then being on a moutain top, but the feeling is the same (to me at least)
to just sit in your kayak and let the waves carry you, is so relaxing.
this is a pretty new sport for me, but one that I have fallen in love with.

the mountains are mighty
and
the water is still
but both will heal your soul.

mapleleaf



trip pics”

“the pics are not that great, im not happy with my new camera (sorry)”

“I thought it was called the HMS Pottymouth :p”

“Maple, nice pics and trip report. I so want a kayak but I have other pressing matters at hand.”

“Cool deal! :-)”

“:)”

“Nice report. Thanks for sharing.”

“Sounds like fun mapleleaf :D Too bad about the trash I hate that kind of thing. Nice pics.”

“it was pretty disturbing.
i guess because the pier is at the end of the in-let, all the trash goes there.
it was very gross eating and watching a tampon floating by. it looked more like every day trash. like milk lids, napkins, fruit. stuff like that. i guess that bothered me more.”

“note to self- no swimming on the east coast”

“Cool beans. You can't even see the car strapped below the HMS Pottymouth.

The bird looks like a heron. The white bird at Jeep Point looks like an egret. Now you can't say you have no egrets (booooooooo)!”

“this must be your trip report, Maple! i was wrong, i did see it this morning and look at your pics...i totally forgot to post. i hope you'll find it in your heart to forgive me...LOL! ;-) anyway, that's really gross about the trash, but awesome that you got to kayak. and yes, i am jealous! i need to get me a kayak...maybe next spring or something. hmmm...i wonder if they have used ones on Ebay.”

“So, the water was dirrty?”

“SHUT IT!!!!! ;-)”

“so if I had put the word DIRTY in the thread title, would I have gotten more hits and comments to my thread?


j/k”

“No, but I think "Dirrty" would have worked...”

“Thanks for sharing maple..you even enjoyed the birds singing in the morning? (lol) Last week I got away for a nice afternoon walk..seems like even the shortest outings can clear your mind of all the junk that gets in there.”

“It was what i needed and still need more of.
I guess with all the things that go on in life, you forget about the little things. it was very cool to see the birds dive right into the water and come up with food.”

“aaah...to be a bird....!”

“That was nice to read :) Glad you enjoyed you little trip down to the water. Once in a while the little trips can make your day.”

“mapleleaf...

Looks like fun.

And them pikchuhs is nice! ...Wassamatta wichou?! ;-)”

“pikchuhs?”

“I am so glad you found your love of this sport. It is great do things you love! How did you solve your storage problem with your new baby?”

“i had to join a kayak club. but it's not bad. takes me about 15 to 20 mins to get there. i have my own key. i can launch right from there dock. i can come and go as I please. I'm taking treebeard wed, and if he likes it he can join and use there in-house kayaks.”

“its the simple things in life that are the best...glad your heart soared for the afternoon...its addicting...be careful...or you might be finding yourself going out every weekend and enjoying your life.”

“Tree can use their in-house kayaks? What? You don't have a spare he can use?”

“to late :)”

“They were impounded, Geo!”

“That Jeep looks like it has held up well after being submirged. How long you reckon it has been there?”

“it was cool to see inside.
it still had the radio. i thought being in NY that that would have been gone by now.

LOL”

“I wonder what year Jeep it was?

It was not stolen because it probably had a tape deck and not a CD player in it.”

“i thought that some drunk got stuck in the sand and went home and forgot where he parked.”

“Mapleleaf..I love my kayak too.......they can go places where other boats can't & we get the chance to see some wonderful things...there is a little creek north of Brushy Lake in Bankhead Forest...and in the spring the mountain laurel just hangs over both sides....it is an awesome site....and my Kayak's name is Buttercup......laugh if you must.....but I love it.....”

“mine is Miss Betsy (even if geo has givin it a different name)

it was cool going into a place that just 24 hrs before you could not go there.”

“what kind of kayak do you have??/.....I have a Swifty by Perception...a recreational one.....just for fun......weighs 35 lbs......& I love it.........”

“here is a little looksy

Preception Arcadia 12.5 53lbs.”

“I was wondering the difference between a recreational and yours...what type is it???/a touring???..why did you choose it???....does it tip easily??/looks like alot of gear space......and how does it handle??........”

“divinity you have mail”

“You got to see Flock of Seagulls?!? That band hasn't played for years. Congratulations.”

“LOL I was thinking that when I wrote it.

funny”

“I ran so far away, I missed them...”