Messing about on the water…

Sometimes I need solitude.

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Sometimes I need the ocean like some people need chocolate.

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This is one of those weeks…

Jumped out of bed far too early, into the kayaking gear. Towed the kayak on wheels to the beach. No breeze, flat calm.

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A sea mist was still hovering out to sea behind Maria Island.

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My legs paled to white-ish with the chill of the water, certainly not summer warm yet.

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But the day glistened…

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And I sat atop a small swell, watching it break on my port side.

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Best of all?

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No white pointer sharks – although my paddle looks a little the worse for wear.

But that’s another story…