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A rainy paddling day
Pos: here
Loc: Petrotin Pointe-a-Pierre Club
Acc: tent
Dist: 45 km
Start: 5:15 End: 14:55
All great city stays come to an end one day – I already stayed with five days, longer than my usual three days. But as I paddled two nights double days, I was allowed to recover a bit longer. My skin on my backside needed it anyway. The deep scar still hurts and is itchy, but is closed. I couldn’t post a picture this time to find your pity, too private 🙂
Michel drove me down to the kayak club where my kayak was stored all the days, a little different launching than landing spot for the convenience of my hosts, but the distance is quite similar. Two guys opted to join me this morning, one only until the islands, the other one liked to paddle with me all day. Glenn was missing!
It started calm as usual, but very soon the sky became pitch dark, and a fat rain squall started. It kept on raining after the main squall almost all day, but this was nice, as it wasn’t so hot! Well at least when the wind went down again, it was nice. Strange enough, the current changed all day, with me, against me and sideways. The GPS tells the truth!
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As usual, I am wondering why people want to paddle “with” me, when paddling all the time ahead of me, continuously just a few kayak lengths is annoying enough, but with 500 m and more ahead I am really thinking I am better off having also started by myself. It is always the same game, well rested strong men with almost empty boats are happy to race a woman with a heavy loaded 100 kg+ kayak who is living in her boat all days, weeks, months and years and is not out for just a day’s fitness paddle. I should refuse company if I had even been asked…
I am camping right at the shore of this mining company yacht club, friendly received by Roger Many thanks for looking after me!
First a motor boat anchoring close by had noisy music running, now it’s an open car from some swimmers doing their training here in the bay. One may think they can’ hear anything anyway while swimming? I just want my peace and will be taking earplugs very soon….
5 comments on “Thu 17/10-2013 Day 538”
It slipped my mind that you might have wanted to start back from the same place that you landed but all you had to do was ask. Be good.
Congratulations Freya. No posts for 3 days so I assumed you had spent the time at ‘Smokey and Bunty’s’ proping up the bar . I still have brain damage from all the time I spent doing that ten years ago!
And thank you for not posting pictures of your wounds. That would be a blog too far .
Good job you are getting away from Trinidad before Carnival. ! I know people who have permanent damage from all that music and dancing! And it can be categorised as an addiction! Did you hear about the Soca Addiction? Im sure you saw it.
And good luck with the Orinoco. Many dangerous animals in there I hear.
Stay safe and good luck
Captain Mark ” The Alchemist”
Freya,
At least you can say I’m consistent. On your arrival in Trinidad, I failed to be there to greet you and had to apologize, now I failed to be there to say goodbye, and again I have to apologize. At least in-between I hope I was able in some small way to help ensure that Trinidad was a break from the hard times before, and hopefully the not-as-hard times ahead. I feel privileged to be one of few people who can now not only read your blogs, but also visualize you actually saying the words. All the best, paddle safe, and remember you’re only to eat one of the coconut candy balls per day!
Hi Freya,
Sorry If I messed up. No excuses here but it was not a race thing. Battling with the rain and wind and current without a rudder does have it’s drawbacks.
I think you might be right to insist on paddling alone. However, I am still glad that I got a chance to see you paddle. I think you are many times stronger than I could be mentally and physically.
Your advice about the cold water paddle really hit home. I’ll be thinking of it seriously.
Stay strong and be safe as you continue your journey.
Alloy
I would stay by your side Freya.I would think any man that had wanted to paddle with you would as well. Thats silly, turning it into a race with him an empty boat.On a lighter note… that must have been one hellofa dress. You buy it, show it off and disappear for three days from blogging. Have fun?I’m just kidding friend.Take care and stay safe.
Randall
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