Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
June 18
Light rain and sore muscles kept us in our tent late with coffee and chocolate. When the weather cleared we headed out west yet again. Saw lots of people today looking for agates. Made it a short paddle day, we went about 10 miles or so. Finally crossed the 100 mile marker for the trip! Yay!
Today we ended up at Muskallonge Lake State Park where we swam and just took a load off.
Today we ended up at Muskallonge Lake State Park where we swam and just took a load off.
June 17
Shortly after posting last night we were startled as a passing freighter blew his fog horn! There was no warning at all...we practically flew out if our tent. But sure enough when we unzipped our tent, we saw that we were socked in with fog. They later closed the St. Mary's river which allowed us to sleep.
In the morning we rounded Whitefish Point and kept on westward. We stopped at Salt Point lighthouse for a while...saw a few deer and lots of fish. As we were heading toward Little Lake Harbor we noticed that while we had been having a cool northeast wind pushing us all day there was a line of waves ahead if us that appeared to be coming straight at us. As we neared the line we kept getting swells off the line which made the water funny. We figured this to be a wind shift line but were in no way prepared when we crossed into it. Instantly we went from a cool north breeze to a straight west wind that was super hot sticky and moist. It was by far one of the strangest weather phenomenon I have seen!
Ultimately we paddled on into this headwind for another 4 miles before camping at the Two Hearted River for the night. It was a long spectacular 30 mile day!
In the morning we rounded Whitefish Point and kept on westward. We stopped at Salt Point lighthouse for a while...saw a few deer and lots of fish. As we were heading toward Little Lake Harbor we noticed that while we had been having a cool northeast wind pushing us all day there was a line of waves ahead if us that appeared to be coming straight at us. As we neared the line we kept getting swells off the line which made the water funny. We figured this to be a wind shift line but were in no way prepared when we crossed into it. Instantly we went from a cool north breeze to a straight west wind that was super hot sticky and moist. It was by far one of the strangest weather phenomenon I have seen!
Ultimately we paddled on into this headwind for another 4 miles before camping at the Two Hearted River for the night. It was a long spectacular 30 mile day!
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