Rain this morning, so giving paddling a miss. I'll make up for it later in the week...
Paddling yesterday (before the thunderstorms were forecast).
Good news:
No bull sharks,
No orcas,
No sea monsters,
Lots of people stayed home instead of going out on boats.
Indifferent news:
Hot and humid, but I had (lots of) (potable) water,
Windy, but not so windy that forward progress ceases with gusts.
Bad news:
Headphones quit after 5 minutes.
Rant:
Should have thought to charge those headphones up, but really, shouldn't the charge be good for more than 2 hours? Shouldn't I be able to paddle two days running on one charge?
The lake level is finally falling!
compare yesterday to two weeks ago
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But lower still isn't anywhere normal. This is usually a peninsula a few feet above water. It is still almost navigable in a kayak.
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Pity the poor critters that had homes there (chipmunks and rabbits); they are flooded out. Which accounts for the lack of eagles - their prey has moved further inland, so I haven't seen any yet this year. But there seems to be an increase in marine birds. Probably a result of fish having increased foraging area and so an increase in prey.