We beached, dragged our boats up on the shore of Ruffle Bar, and ate the lunch we had intended to eat on the Raunt. Our Subway subs and Cherry Cokes tasted better out of the wind and under the sun than they would have ever tsted in the restaurant. As the tide came in and lapped against our boats we packed up and headed back to Sebago. With the wind at our backs and surfing a few waves our return trip seemed to take half as long and was twice as enjoyable as our paddle out had been frustrating.
Back at Sebago, as we were taking our boats up to the wash racks, we met Bonnie. She had returned just ten minutes earlier from her paddle all the way from Governor’s Island. We congratulated her on the accomplishment and then rinsed our boats, packed up our gear, and headed home.
All in all it was a good afternoon on Jamaica Bay. The water was warm. The sky was blue with a few high clouds. Power boat traffic w
as minimal. 
1 comment:
Laurie did the trip too!
And boy, that last leg into the basin was nice, wind at our backs, surfing along towards home.
Nice that the weather chose to relent on following "Phil's Rule".
You know "Phil's Rule", right?
I call it "Phil's Rule" 'cause he's the one who I always hear saying:
"Wherever your trip takes you, the wind will most likely be in your face the whole way!"
What a spectacular day. Happy to see some rain today though, spared me a 6 AM trip to water my garden.
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