Wednesday Lunch Paddle #2 6/3/20

[Joseph Berkovitz]

Yesterday’s WLP was a very mellow 8 nm excursion on Salem Sound, from Riverhead to Children’s to N Gooseberry Island (after finding out that S Gooseberry’s beach was too cramped at the current tide level) and back. We had 9 paddlers including: Myself, Bob L, Nancy H, Sue H, Prudence B, Ken K, Jane C, Shari G, and Pat D.

Conditions were dreamy: light/variable winds mostly SE, sunny with a bit of haze, and almost no swell. Highlights included seeing ibises and herons at the west end of Children’s (from offshore, we did not land) and occasional harbor seals surveilling us as we ate our socially distanced lunch on Gooseberry. Almost no boats were seen of any kind, and the ferry remained on hiatus. A perfect day in great company. 

[JaneC]

Great day. Thanks Joe

[prudenceb]

Lovely day.  Unfortunately I had some goop on camera lens so photos were not great, but I salvaged a few.  More proof of social distancing!

 

[Nancy Hill]

It was so nice to get out on the water mid-week on a beautiful day. We had great weather (way better than expected), great company, and really great bird sightings.