Happy Chris Crolley |
Gratitude List:
- Snowy egrets
- Swift water to ferry across
- Chris kayaking out to meet me
- Photographers and reporters at dock
- Lovely evening with my hosts
Not much traffic today, but yesterday I large power boat passed me at high speed with a huge wake. They looked at me and waved. I was glad they thought I was such a competent paddler that the wake would be problem. I heard the wake behind me and realized from the crashing sound that it was breaking and could be a problem, so I swirled around to quarter it. Just after passing me the power boat saw a pontoon boat and immediately slowed down to reduce their wake. Why slow for them and not me? As the pontoon boat came closer I saw it was flying the skull and crossbones. Maybe that's what gains respect around here.
I must be in South Carolina |
Snowy Egrets |
Dock under water |
When I arrived at my landing at Coastal Expeditions in Shem Creek, they had arranged for Bo Peterson from the Pulitzer Prize winning Post and Courier to be there with a photographer. You can read their story at: kayak story. The video folks from the Southeastern Spine Institute were also there, as they are doing a documentary about me a a success patient, as that was where I had my spine surgery in January.
I stopped to chat with a paddle boarder. She asked if I was afraid of "wakeen". I wondered if that was some sort of tropical disease you get from these waters. But, it was "Joaquin" she was saying, so now I am tracking the hurricane with great interest. The 5 pm update from NOAA said: "The range of possible outcomes is still large, and includes the possibility of a major hurricane landfall in the Carolinas." Yikes!
Southeastern Spine Institute and Coastal Expeditions became my newest sponsors today with donations to Safe Passage and lots of handy gear. One great item was a canteen with a concave side to ride nicely on the curved deck of a kayak. I guess they think I should upgrade from my plastic Smirnoff flask shaped bottle.
Southeastern Spine Institute and Coastal Expeditions became my newest sponsors today with donations to Safe Passage and lots of handy gear. One great item was a canteen with a concave side to ride nicely on the curved deck of a kayak. I guess they think I should upgrade from my plastic Smirnoff flask shaped bottle.
The expedition had one more success today. I had blogged about camping on Cross Island with my kayaking buddies the weekend before I left for South Carolina. Someone had camped there afterwards, found a GPS and posted a comment on my blog to see it if belonged to one of us. A quick email conversation with my friends showed that Tom had left his behind, and thought he would never be able to recover it. But now the GPS and Tom are happily reunited. Another great story about the honesty, helpfulness and resourcefulness of kayakers. Reminds me of the families in the Guatemala garbage dump community, and how they go out of their way for others.
My hosts daughter is doing research in Guatemala and developing a methodology for assessing non-profit organizations using qualitative data. I can't wait to talk with her about this. She already knows and respects Safe Passage, and I am interested to see what we can learn from her work.
Date: September 30, 2015 Restart Paddle Day: 5
Start location: Isle of Palms, South Carolina Launch time: 8:15 am
End location: Mount Pleasant Land time: 11:15 am
Average speed: 3.2 mph Max Speed: 6.4 mph
Miles: 10
Total expedition miles: 1569
Kayak Storage: Coastal Expeditions
Hosts: Chris and Peter Richardson
Date: September 30, 2015 Restart Paddle Day: 5
Start location: Isle of Palms, South Carolina Launch time: 8:15 am
End location: Mount Pleasant Land time: 11:15 am
Average speed: 3.2 mph Max Speed: 6.4 mph
Miles: 10
Total expedition miles: 1569
Kayak Storage: Coastal Expeditions
Hosts: Chris and Peter Richardson
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