On the Water

We put our boat in the water for the first time since 2007. We launched about mid-day and went across the bay to McDonald Spit. I will post some photos over the next few days.

I snapped this one on the dock on Kasitsna Bay, the sheltered side of McDonald Spit. The serenity of the bay belies the rough passage we experienced on the crossing of Kachemak Bay from Homer. Wind and closely-packed waves made the open water interesting, and we wouldn't have chosen to make the crossing when we did but often our boating schedule is determined by tides and circumstance. The ride was rough but nothing worrisome. Just a bit more of a "shakedown" than we expected.

As always, the pleasure of being at my uncle's cabin made the voyage well worth the effort. At the cabin--as it is all along the south side of Kachemak Bay--the pace of life is dictated by the pulses of Nature: sunrise, sunset and the daily rhythm of the tide.