Tunnybell

This being my first blog on worldkayakblogs, I’m stepping gingerly into the mix.  I’m a sea kayaker in MN, where we only have water for what feels like a small portion of the year.  I can verify that we only have warm water for a few short months.  So as I sit here with a sore rotator cuff and fiberglass in my left knee (I hate when my padding falls off) I’ll just take a small break from the day job to say that I’ve never loved hot, humid, pit-of-hell weather more.   My boat has been out all weekend long and she’s very happy about it.  I own a P & H Quest LV, orange with yellow bungies, and she’s a racehorse. 

I was told last fall that when the ice is paper thin, you can paddle through it and it will sound like windchimes - sounds lovely, yes?  So I brought my new boat out on micro-thin ice and proceeded to paddle along.   Do not believe the windchime myth; it sounds like an icebreaker losing the battle.  I am landlocked and I live in a cold climate, but I persevere. 

My boat is a long one, but I have a hell of a lot of respect for you crazies who really know how to play in the waves.  My aim is to become one of you someday but for now, I’ll just noodle around and live vicariously through your posts.