Tail Wind

Lake Michigan Saugatuck Sea Kayak Day Trip June 28, 2008

by kwikleGreat Lakes, Greenland Style Paddling, Sea Kayaking, Surf Kayaking July 3, 2008July 3, 20083 comments

Sea Kayak Trip Lake Michigan, Saugatuck After several months of feeling sub-standard, experiencing new low ebbs of my fitness and strength, and consequently feeling very low in spirits; the wind began to blow. Unfortunately it did not howl, but spirited breezes across Lake Michigan were quite enough for me to be getting on with. After …

by kwikleLiterature, Sea Kayaking June 20, 2006March 11, 2008Comments are Disabled

Tail Wind While she sits mired in windless doldrums in the castle of our domesticity, like Penelope weaving an endless blanket for our empty wedding bed, I beat my blades like wings in quick rythmic loops to catch the wind. To paddle downwind is to sail like shadows of cormorants before a gale at twelve …