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| On a family visit to the USA, I was lucky to get a paddle on the Potomac river |
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| My brother (not a kayaker) has good connections and so I found myself going out with Rita and Dubside on a cold December morning |
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| While Stuart was getting the feel of the kayak Dubside was already rolling around in the cold water |
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| We had a great paddle with DC in the background |
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| I also found out that the Potomac has some pretty wild whitewater |
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| and a walk in the forest was also on the cards |
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| back home in Israel we had lots of winter storms |
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| when we couldn`t paddle we sat around the kayaks drinking coffee and chatting |
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| there were some days of fine waves for surfing |
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| and some days of just looking at the raging sea |
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| Sometimes it was just for the birds |
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| We went looking for sharks in the warm water near the electric company |
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| On sunny days there were almost too many of us on the waves |
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| Hugs are always welcome |
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| and we celebrated birthdays in style |
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| we had lots of rainbow days |
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| and some days there were only 2 kayaks going out |
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| Misty mornings were magical |
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| Whenever there`s a wave we get out and surf |
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| Nice sunny days everybody comes out |
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| Cold wintery days and we have fewer kayaks |
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| It`s always great to go out in the guillemot fast double |
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| and a demo of how to relieve yourself without getting wet |
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| It`s the season of the birds |
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| You need to be quite flexible in a double. And so January comes to an end, How lucky we are to be able to paddle all year round, to have such a beautiful environment and to enjoy the ever changing conditions. Now that`s a good way to start the new year. |
