Organized by Karen L, with Paul and Kathleen W, Mary McG, Jerry G, Pat G, Marina K, Maureen D, Barbara B, and Anne W.
It all started with golf. When Karen heard people talking about a golf excursion while at lunch following a Mystery trip, she decided she would have to find something else to do. She mentioned to Ines that she’d rent a kayak when everyone was golfing. Little did she know that she was now the leader of a kayak excursion during the Cape Cod Weekend.
Lesson 1 – Be careful what you say around Ines; she will haul you in.
Lesson 2 – Leading the kayak trip was fun so it was great that Karen was glad she got hauled in.
Lesson 3 – She’d do it again.
We had 10 people on the trip, managed to avoid a torrential downfall, and captured the tide on our 2-hour trip through the marsh, out to the ocean, and back to the dock. The outfitter’s knowledge of the tides meant we travelled with the current all the way. It may have been the least strenuous paddle ever.
Our leader Karen found this outfitter, Cape Cod Waterways, for us. He was efficient, knowledgeable, and friendly. A good pick. And we all agreed we would recommend them to anyone else who wants to kayak on the Cape. On our way to the ocean, we checked out families of ducks, many mussel and clams, and a very strange crab, no longer than an inch with a yellow streak down its claw which it held over head as it scurried rapidly sideways away and then into the mud. When we reached the ocean we pull up at a sandy beach with the help of the boy scouts. Next year, if the tides are reversed, we can go in the other direction and explore Swan Pond.
Submitted by Karen L and Anne W
