Bay Minette Creek
Sunday, December 26, 2004 brint.adams@us.army.mil
After most of the guests left following a successful Christmas family reunion, Bob and I headed out for an afternoon paddle. As we turned north on Hwy. 225 out of Spanish Fort, we decided to put in at the small bridge at the upper end of Bay Minette Creek. The water was fairly low, but the weather was beautiful, with a temperature of 61 degrees and no wind or clouds. This was Bob's first paddle in a couple of years, so he was pretty novice. As such, after about 50 meters, he got along the bank under some low branches and as he tried to push away, lost his balance and rolled over.
The water was cold and he climbed out on to the bank in a hurry. We emptied the water out and he put on a dry sweatshirt and we started out again. The water was like glass and with no other boat traffic, it was like that for a long way. We made pretty good time and decided to paddle all the way down to Buzbee's by the Hwy. 225 bridge, where we took a short break. For the way back, we switched kayaks, Bob trying out my Seda and I paddling my older Perception.
Bob did fine with it, and it was all I could do to keep up with him. Actually, it made for a good workout for me, as we paddled back upstream the five miles to the upper bridge. The highlight on the return was seeing a bald eagle take off right in front of us and circling overhead. In addition, we saw several osprey, blue herons and white egrets. Our total paddle time was approximately 2.5 hours.
After most of the guests left following a successful Christmas family reunion, Bob and I headed out for an afternoon paddle. As we turned north on Hwy. 225 out of Spanish Fort, we decided to put in at the small bridge at the upper end of Bay Minette Creek. The water was fairly low, but the weather was beautiful, with a temperature of 61 degrees and no wind or clouds. This was Bob's first paddle in a couple of years, so he was pretty novice. As such, after about 50 meters, he got along the bank under some low branches and as he tried to push away, lost his balance and rolled over.
The water was cold and he climbed out on to the bank in a hurry. We emptied the water out and he put on a dry sweatshirt and we started out again. The water was like glass and with no other boat traffic, it was like that for a long way. We made pretty good time and decided to paddle all the way down to Buzbee's by the Hwy. 225 bridge, where we took a short break. For the way back, we switched kayaks, Bob trying out my Seda and I paddling my older Perception.
Bob did fine with it, and it was all I could do to keep up with him. Actually, it made for a good workout for me, as we paddled back upstream the five miles to the upper bridge. The highlight on the return was seeing a bald eagle take off right in front of us and circling overhead. In addition, we saw several osprey, blue herons and white egrets. Our total paddle time was approximately 2.5 hours.
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