It was a gorgeous day. Bright and sunny, and next to no breeze. The dock is scheduled to be put away tomorrow. Charles came home from work and declared, "Well, it is an absolutely beautiful day outside...it may be one of the last! What would you like to do? We could run, we could mountain bike, we could row...by the way, the dock will be put away tomorrow (hint, hint!)." I already told you how we voted.
Well, by the time that we paddled out of the inlet and into the canal proper, the breeze had picked up. The strange thing was that the wind and the current seemed to be traveling at 90 degree angles, making the waves "cross-hatch", tossing us around a bit. We used our rough water technique to get to the opposite side of the canal and then followed the shoreline west toward the bridge. The water calmed out after the bowl, and we had a lovely time. Getting closer to the bridge, the breeze picked up again, and threatened to make the water quite choppy, so we crossed over and started on our way back to the inlet. We went through some VERY nice water near buoy 33. This was enjoyable. I think that all of our technique work this summer has paid off. Into the wind again, we entered the inlet, and rowed strongly until we docked. When we had climbed out of the boat, Charles claimed that I have gone "over the edge" paleo, because I thought I smelled barbeque. Turns out it was the crematorium....!
Ooooh. Yikes! Don't get caught with me on a deserted island...
Today was so cool! Never before have we rowed in November. This was a first. Our weather has been quite mild, all year long. How long will it last? The "old-timers" are always predicting a winter of heavy snow. It is always the color combination of the wooly bears, or the amount of black hair on the deer, or how soon the horses are hairing up (mid-August this summer!)....this last one makes me realize that I am now becoming one of the "old-timers"....
I hope that you took advantage of this beautiful day. And that you voted. And that you voted for your favorite sport or activity, whatever that may be. Winter will soon be upon us, and it will be time for the next seasonal favorite sport.....
Kirsten
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Workout 1, 4:26 PM - 4:28 PM, 293 m (Download Summary CSV)
| # | Type | Start | Time | Dist (m) | Speed (m/s) | Pace (/500m) | Strokes | Avg Rate | Chart | Detail CSV |
| 1 | Just Go | 4:26 PM | 2:09.6 | 293 | 2.26 | 3:41.2 | 40 | 18.5 | view | download |
Workout 2, 4:28 PM - 5:18 PM, 6245 m (Download Summary CSV)
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