Cape Cod Diary 2

These entries won't be nearly as fun as they could be because of this blogger glitch. Oh my God, you'd think Google could fix that uploading pictures error?

Yesterday (Monday) we hit Corn Hill Beach, which is as close to home beach we have. It's a great spot on the bay where we can relax and let the kids play in the relatively calm water. Of course, the weather wasn't that calm with winds 15-20 from the SSW. There was a lot of chop, which made the water fun! I launched Big Red, 

Big Red is not a board an experienced paddler would be seen dead on. It's a pure beginner board, 45 lbs of blown plastic in a  9'9" long, 34" wide shape. It's clumsy and heavy, but I love paddling it. Big Red was a blast in the chop -- pure fun! I was going up and down on waves that would have wiped me out a year ago. Half an hour in that, and I didn't 't fall off once. So much fun, like riding a roller coaster.

The craziest thing that happened was when I was near the Pamet River entrance. There was the noise of a huge engine, like a commercial boat was leaving the harbor. Suddenly a small seaplane shot out from between the two jetties. It was a pretty neat craft, but I wondered as it took a turn almost above me how safe it was to zoom out of the harbor. Still, it was pretty cool.