There were a few cat’s paws on the water when I set out on my paddle this morning, but I didn’t think much of it. Big mistake.
I hadn’t gone 500 feet, when I felt the first gust. I didn’t like it, but it was just a momentary gust, nothing to worry about. So, I paddled on, headed for the Southeast end of the lagoon. Pretty soon the water started getting choppy and the occasional gusts got up to about 30 knots. This was not fun, so I decided to head for the lee shore, hoping to find a bit of protection from the uncomfortable seas and gusty winds. After what seemed like forever, I finally started making some headway and eventually made it to calmer water. By this time I’d been paddling for about an hour-and-a-half and hadn’t taken one picture. I might have missed a lot of photo ops, but was too busy staying right side up to have noticed. About that time I spotted Al on his way back from picking up the prawn trap.
When I finally made it back to the boat, Al was busy counting prawns. He had 70 beauties, and they were big…….yumm.
Time for Al to pull the heads off so I can get them boiled and peeled for tonight’s dinner.
The spectacular sunset was the perfect end to a lovely day.
Summer Cruise Aboard "Jubilacion" 2017 