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| Friday morning , pre paddle group instructions before setting out with a large group of about 30 paddlers.The plan was to paddle to Habonim beach, about 17km north of Sdot Yam |
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| With such a large group of paddlers its impossible to keep the group together , especially at the beginning . Waiting to go the group inches forwards while those late starters still on the beach are in danger of being left behind. We usually have one leader in front one at the back and another in the middle |
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| We had the company of our surfskis as well, its not often that they get to paddle such long distances |
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| Dor Beach was the first stop for breakfast, this was after about 2 1/2 hours later and the weather had turned quite cold. Paddling conditions were fair but there was an easterly wind blowing offshore making life a little tough for some . |
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| From Dor to Habonim there is a nice reef and small caves which make for interesting paddling |
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| Racheli brings a real camera with her, secured in a pelican box and only takes it out for pictures in calm waters. |
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| In flat conditions its easy to go into the caves eroded in the rocks along the coast. After exploring them for a while we made for home. All in all about 35 km round trip , nice for a change and a bit of a challenge . Its not everyday that we get a chance for such a long day trip and the fact that almost 30 of us were out there shows that there is a demand for this type of trip. Hopefully we can organize more like it. |
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| Saturday 31st Dec, last paddle of the year and the day begins with rain. Its cold and the seas are getting wilder. Just the stuff for an interesting outing |
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| We stayed in the bay and had some fun in the surf |
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| The smile tells us that all is well |
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| There were some waves to surf |
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| The tent on the beach housed an all night party that was still raging with very loud trance music that could be heard out at sea |
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| In cold weather its advisable to dress warmly ,hence the pink socks that Vered is wearing. The year ended with 2 great outings . I wish everybody a happy new year and lots of fun out on the water. |
4 comments:
Smiles and pink socks to combat the cold! I love it!
Maybe I will track down a pair like Vered's to keep toasty here in the north.
Happy New year to you and yours Steve; and all the great people at optimist team!!
thanks Lee, and to you and yours too. Remember they need to be pink
I`ll have to get the supplier of Vered later! cheers!
great pictures and a great group of paddlers\friends.
happy new year
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