alcoons Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Thursday, July 20 Al Rossiter and I met up with Judy Whipple at Riverhead and launched at 10 AM to what felt like surprisingly cool and changeable weather. Occasional showers were predicated in the morning and more frequent ones in the afternoon. The consistent overcast, wind, and coolness after some hot days left us wondering what would be a smart route. We paused outside Marblehead Harbor trying to make a committee decision whether to head for Misery or be more conservative. We decided to delay the decision and paddled out to Children's. Little actually changed in the sound...still a light wind, just a little chop, and if anything the skies were a bit lighter. We could see one small rain shower well past Bakers. Judy and I could do without another Willows trip and Al had not been to Misery so we decided to follow the original float plan and went direct to Misery for lunch. There is a single caretaker on Misery this year. A young gentleman (he had a gentle voice anyway) from Beverly. He said the island had not been vandalized this year. The lunch view from the bluff on the ocean side of the beach (Marker 1 on the island tour) was as wonderful as ever, with clouds but long views. We headed back by way of Bakers and out to the Gooseberrys. Lots of bird life and guano. On the way back to the ocean side of Childrens it suddenly felt like we were becalmed in the middle of the ocean. The water became quiet, the air very heavy and warm for about 1/2 mile. So, overall, an uneventful day but a wonderful paddle given our weather concerns at the start. We were happy we read the weather correctly but still know things do change rapidly when you least expect it. Al Al Coons Eddyline Nighthawk Red/White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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