Imagine you are at the edge of the sea on a day when it is difficult to say where the land ends and the sea begins and where the sea ends and the sky begins. Sea kayaking lets you explore these and your own boundaries and broadens your horizons. Sea kayaking is the new mountaineering.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Getting old
Turnberry lighthouse is surrounded by a seething sea kicked up by a force seven sou'westerly.
Yesterday we had no wind and full sunshine, I was looking forward to a calm paddle in crisp winter sunshine today.
It would have been good for windsurfing but it was only 7 degrees. I must be getting old, I went for a quiet walk round Culzean instead.
24/11/2007
With age comes wisdom... and a few quiet walks. Take pleasure in it!
ReplyDeleteHi Douglas I went to Loch Lomond on Friday and what a lovely winters special day it was. Water was like a millpond and the 11.10 clyde coastguard broadcast said" Malin force 8 to 9 then Storm 10 immanent! I was wondering if I would have this in the afternoon but as I left at 4pm under a day of a full moon still calm.Seeing your pictures it arrived Saturday!
ReplyDeleteNot a jet ski motor boat to be seen just the solar powered boat from balloch out, Fantastic
Alan
Good advice Michael, I see myself taking it with some increasing frequency!
ReplyDeleteAlan, I envy you! I love Loch Lomond in the winter. Friday was really lovely but I was stuck at work. The only thing that made it easier to bear was, think I did some good at work on Friday.
Nonsense - probably 10 years ago you'd also have gone for a walk. Or a pint. Cold is cold is just not worth it. I was in Trinity Bay this weekend. By god but it looked miserable cold. Didn't even think about paddling. Although I missed a good hike. Alison
ReplyDeleteRegarding Michael's comment: With age comes wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone :)
ReplyDeleteAlison, perhaps you are right. Anyway I went mountain biking the next day to make up for it. "0 years ago I cyled right to the summit of Bennan. My daughter Jennifer cycled all the way up but Mike, Tony and I had to push up the last kilometer or so. It was great coming down!
ReplyDeleteSilbs I am with you there. My memory is not all that good but I seem to have lost some things over the years.