I like kayaking in tidal water. A nice slow, sight see-ing journey against the tide for excersise.
But when fall foliage is at it's peak with the tide for cruising with a camera handy.
Yet every so often surfing in a kayak is quite a hoot. My favorite kayak surfing adventure was double overheads in the James River on a giant sand bar in Hopewell Va during Hurricane Isabell.
Holy Cow! Bobbing and weaving around floating boat debris that were being destroyed as the waves smashed them against locks and docks.
Each ride lasted about a minute, yet seemed like 30 minutes.
I was at my brothers watching waves over top a 30' pier at Va Beach on TV when his power went out. What's a fella to do?
He says "where you going?" I said "Kowabunga dude! Surfs Up in Hopewell"
It's a giant sand bar at Jordan Point harbor. And on an ordinary day waves get 6" to a foot when strong breezes come out of the east.
A few hours later I was back in his living room grinning ear to ear and thanking my lucky stars to be on solid ground and hoping the roof didn't come off his house that night when the storm hit us sure enough.
But when fall foliage is at it's peak with the tide for cruising with a camera handy.
Yet every so often surfing in a kayak is quite a hoot. My favorite kayak surfing adventure was double overheads in the James River on a giant sand bar in Hopewell Va during Hurricane Isabell.
Holy Cow! Bobbing and weaving around floating boat debris that were being destroyed as the waves smashed them against locks and docks.
Each ride lasted about a minute, yet seemed like 30 minutes.
I was at my brothers watching waves over top a 30' pier at Va Beach on TV when his power went out. What's a fella to do?
He says "where you going?" I said "Kowabunga dude! Surfs Up in Hopewell"
It's a giant sand bar at Jordan Point harbor. And on an ordinary day waves get 6" to a foot when strong breezes come out of the east.
A few hours later I was back in his living room grinning ear to ear and thanking my lucky stars to be on solid ground and hoping the roof didn't come off his house that night when the storm hit us sure enough.
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