We are in Hilton Head - rained on our way here Sunday but cleared up and we were able to get a nice bike ride in yesterday even though it was cool. Love the bike paths here!
Today was warmer and we decided to go for a kayak paddle in the afternoon.
Went to Broad Creek.
Egrets & ibisis
Oyster beds - tide was low and starting to come back in.
After about 45 minutes of paddling, I noticed my butt getting wet and the kayak getting harder to paddle. I had Bruce check my back hatch and he found it filled with water.
Pumping out my hatch.
No good place to pull over and it would just keep filling so I high-tailed it back to boat launch.
Stopped periodically to do a little bailing but the adrenaline was pumping and I got a good work-out!
I did take time to get a picture of this bird though.
Hatch was filled when I got back and back end of boat was actually under water when I was sitting in it and paddling - very relieved to reach land!
Have a hole in back-end which Bruce has patched. Will put some duck tape on it after it dries a bit!
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