Apalachee River to Causeway 2005 XLI
Thursday, June 16, 2005 mailto:brint.adams@us.army.mil
Roland and I met at the old Riverdocs parking lot at 5:00 PM under brutal conditions. It was 94 degrees, high humidity, clear sky, no breeze, low water level, with a still falling tide. Even the gators stayed below the surface, where it was a little cooler.
We started out east on Pass Picada, reaching the Apalachee River in 7:14. Our return was tough, facing the sun, and into a slight chop out of the northwest. We passed the parking lot in about 15:00 and with low water, had to stay right on track along the buoys. It was even too hot for the fishermen, as we churned past the Causeway culverts. I tried to push it a little harder going into the Interstate bridge area, and headed under the westbound bridge as soon as I could to get out of the sun. We reached the turnaround in 32:08 and only stayed a minute for a quick drink.
On the return, I also stayed under the bridge for about 500 meters before venturing out under the sun again. We pushed it hard the rest of the way in, but were drained as we limped around putting our boats up and equipment away. Our total time was 49:43, which was better than I anticipated, considering the conditions. Hopefully we will get a little temperature break over the weekend.
Roland and I met at the old Riverdocs parking lot at 5:00 PM under brutal conditions. It was 94 degrees, high humidity, clear sky, no breeze, low water level, with a still falling tide. Even the gators stayed below the surface, where it was a little cooler.
We started out east on Pass Picada, reaching the Apalachee River in 7:14. Our return was tough, facing the sun, and into a slight chop out of the northwest. We passed the parking lot in about 15:00 and with low water, had to stay right on track along the buoys. It was even too hot for the fishermen, as we churned past the Causeway culverts. I tried to push it a little harder going into the Interstate bridge area, and headed under the westbound bridge as soon as I could to get out of the sun. We reached the turnaround in 32:08 and only stayed a minute for a quick drink.
On the return, I also stayed under the bridge for about 500 meters before venturing out under the sun again. We pushed it hard the rest of the way in, but were drained as we limped around putting our boats up and equipment away. Our total time was 49:43, which was better than I anticipated, considering the conditions. Hopefully we will get a little temperature break over the weekend.
posted by brint @ 7:39 PM
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