Yellow ocean kayaks await the water here at the Peaks Island beach. I've never been on the water in one of these and don't plan to soon. They do seem to be the rage though around these parts. Which leads me to a unsettling local story. A couple of twenty something kayakers left Peaks last Sunday and headed out for fun run to Ram Island Ledge Light, a mile away. After getting to the Light, the women's return trip turned tragic. Even the experienced can get into trouble in 20 mph winds and 48 degree water. The kayaks and the unresponsive bodies were found the next day off Cape Elizabeth. A very sad end to a beautiful Sunday in May.http://www.pressherald.com/news/young-women-die-in-very-cold-bay_2010-05-18.html
Let's go boating - take your pick!
ReplyDeleteI am always amazed by what I see people doing in small watercraft on a very big ocean.
ReplyDeleteMy son in law would drool over these. He's a kayaker!
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How tragic. Experience sometimes makes people over-confident. Nice shot.
ReplyDeleteA hard story. What a loss.
ReplyDeleteSad story about the young couple. The photo of the kayaks reminded me of a Folbot I made from a kit then my kids were young. We all worked on it and enjoyed paddling around on the lakes an river. It was kind of a wide two person kayak with double bladed paddles. It was a lot faster and more stable than a canoe.
ReplyDeleteche bel colpo!
ReplyDeleteciao simona