[CKF Info] Day #43, Cooling Off

[Mark Sanders]

5/17/08

We've had a bit of hot weather out here, so even with my twenty miler coming
Sunday, I decided to spend some time upside down in the harbor to cool off.

Ken and Barb had left earlier with their friends Justin and Kirsten, so I
had hopes of running into them. First though I ran into Read and his friend
Jane coming back from an exploration of the kelp paddies. Read said he'd
seen a foursome out on the water and I figured that must be K&B, so I headed
out to sea. As I neared BAR, I saw the foursome returning and a Life Guard
boat sitting in front of my rock. I snuck on back and ended up stuck on a
rock in the low tide for a bit and when I started to head into the arch, it
was inundated with green beanied Junior Lifeguards! It was  nice to see the
youngsters challenging my usual habitat, so I gave up my pass for their
edification!

I joined the foursome already in progress and we headed back in to the
harbor for some wet work. I rolled well for a while, but then found myself
swimming and consternated that my pump didn't come on. Turns out I was
negligent in my charging, so Ken had to dump out my boat and give me a
rescue. I switched to my GP and had no more trouble, while Ken coaxed
Kirsten into some rolling practice. It took a while, but finally she went
for it and I wish I could report success on her first try, but she got to
take her first swim at Pirate's Cove. Despite Ken's tutelage (or because?)
she had another swim or two, but at least gave it the college try.

Nice and cool, we'd had enough on the day, although we were glad for the
respite from the heat. We headed to the Fireside for a nice lunch and to
recap the events.

Mark Sanders
www.sandmarks.net

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