Sporadic dispatches from the hinterlands.
We went up to Point Reyes for a weekend visit, August 11-13. It was a short trip, but we had some nice long walks, and got a chance to study some peeps (small shorebirds) as they start their migration season.
This time we stayed at The Hideaway, which is in Olema and associated with the Olema Cottages.
We went on a one-day rafting trip on the Sough Fork of the American River, organized by Krissy and accompanied by a bunch of friends from Santa Cruz.
We all had a great time, and this was a good year to enjoy the unusually high flow after years of drought. The trip was run by Adventure Connection, and the photos were taken by Hotshots. Thanks for organizing this, Krissy! More photos from Hotshots. More photos from Lee.
Joy went out to practice tennis, and I went along to hit a few balls and then get some photos of Joy working on her serve.
I did two races in my one-man outrigger canoe (OC1) this year. First was the Santa Cruz Downwind Ryders Cup, from Davenport Landing to Santa Cruz.
This was a challenging race. It was about 15 miles by my GPS. In principle, it was supposed to be downwind, but we had Southwesterly conditions that day, blowing slightly onshore and making us fight diagonally across the chop for the first half. We got a nice downwind angle in the middle of the race, but then the wind died off as we got into town. It was a battle, and I was slow, but I'm proud to have done it!
Next up was the Jay Race, from Capitola to Santa Cruz and back, around 12 miles.
This is the third time I've done this race: first on the SUP, and now twice on the OC1. It's a classic Santa Cruz event, and it's always fun to take part.
