Cape Cod Bay Challenge

This is a bit of an experiment–an audio article. My voice is kind of nasal and my narrating skills are very rusty, but we’ll give it a shot. The good photos are courtesy of Amelia Hassler, the crappy ones are from my iPhone.

Bob (Stoneaxe) Diane and Mike (ECSup) wearing whack hats. Mike showed up at Bob’s house the day before the CCBC paddle with a car full of whacky stuff, including the RonJon hat with surf hair that Bob is wearing. Sue and Bob had anticipated Mike’s wackiness and got him this amazing visor.

Mike is as bald as a cue ball.

Bob doesn’t have much hair either. The facial slump is a remnant of Bob’s recent surgery, It’s supposed to go away. If it doesn’t he’ll still be the same lumpy guy with a big heart.

The paddlers and their friend gather at 0530

This is the track we took, as recorded by my Garmin 305. A few wobbles in there. I went back to the rear twice to check on folks.

Too many stops, but we needed to keep everyone reasonably close with just one boat.

Flat and calm, what a beautiful morning we had

Pretty classic Cape Cod

The paddlers head to the water like a herd of ducks. Flock, gaggle, wad?

And we’re off

Nice conditions. We set a good strong early pace, but it might have been a little aggressive

We met the boat about three miles out

Heading for the lighthouse. we turned the corner on the spit and took a heading of 101 degrees

Entering Provincetown nine hours later

Big bald Mike blows the ceremonial conch

Rounding the breakwater and forming up so we can land together

Tired but happy.

Looks like I’m kind of sinking Bob’s 12’6″ Starboard–must just be the camera angle

The crew–everyone made it.

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