Tropical Storm Coastal Hiking
On September 22, 2023, Craven and Carteret Counties were in a tropical storm. It was not quite a hurricane, but there were strong winds and heavy rains. It was not the most conducive weather for hiking, but I had cabin fever from enduring too many months of forced indoor recuperation.…
Canoe and Kayak Logistics
For the last week, September 14 through 20, Jan and I engaged in multiple paddle logistics activities. After one and a half years in New Bern and trading five boats, I have settled on a 15-foot solo/tandem canoe; and a 16.5-foot ocean-going kayak. Both can carry enough gear for multi-day…
Swift Creek at Cool Springs
On the warm day of June 24, 2023, I accompanied the Twin Rivers Paddle Club, of which I am a member, on a leisurely paddle trip on Swift Creek near Cool Springs, NC. The weather was alternately sunny and high clouds. We put in at the NC Wildlife Resources Commission…
Fishing on Brice Creek
Fishing on Brice Creek Notice the caption does not say “catching.” Those are two different things. Also, the photographs do not show fish flopping on the dock. That’s because I had no clue what I was doing. On the warm, sunny afternoon of May 18, I went fishing in Brice…