Saturday, November 3, 2007


I left Thursday at noon and started by paddling 27 miles north to Naples. The sun had just set and it was getting dark quickly. I drifted in the wind and tide as I switched to sailing. That took 30 minutes and I covered a whole mile (lesson, in the dark, set anchor when setting sail). I sailed south and east back toward the park covering an additional 40 miles under sail. Camping consisted only of anchoring for 2 and 1/2 hours for a quick nap and food. The last three miles I paddled in for a total of 70 miles in 24 hours. Wind conditions varied from blowing to wild to mild.