Sunday, September 8, 2013

2013.09.253 - Kayak for a Cure 2013


Louise and I hit Willows Beach early this morning to join the 2013 edition of Kayak For A Cure. About 50 kayakers by my guess hit the water, some old hands at kayaking, but others were first-time newbies, and many were cancer survivors so it's a short, easy paddle to Cadboro Bay and back.

But first things first. And first I get my picture taken with Marty the Marmot, the hardest working marmot in show business.
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But when our thoughts turned to kayaking, conditions were beautiful on the beach...
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...but there were some big thick clouds of fog here and there offshore and down towards the south.
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Soon, we were off. Herding cats is probably easier.
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I wasn't expecting to see much in the way of wildlife today, the wildlife generally hides when a fleet, is in the water, but a heron kept watch as we paddled by.
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We rounded Cattle Point...
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...and into Cadboro Bay...
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...where Paula paddled out to briefly join us.
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A quick stop under wispy fog at Cadboro Bay beach...
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...and then we returned to Willows Beach...
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...for munchies.

Donations received from the Victoria event go towards the local InspireHealth Integrated Cancer Care centre, and today we raised over $22,000.
It's not too late to help -- you can still donate by clicking here.


In support of Bobby, Ann, and Karen.
In memory of Pauline, Jaan, and Sam.

Trip length: 6.98 km
YTD: 48.64 km
More pictures are here.
2013-09-08

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