At the junction. Uncle Jim is moving even slower today.
Still, I thought I should get back on that board this morning. A beautiful day, sunny, almost no wind... yeah, I should get back out there.
I put on some swim trunks and started gathering everything up. The board still feels solid, but I thought it would be a good idea to check the air pressure - just to be sure. I put the line with the gauge on the pump and carefully inserted into the valve on the board...
PPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Well, I'm sure the air pressure is a bit low, now. I was very careful putting the line into the valve... apparently the other end of the line wasn't snug. The pressure was down to 9 psi; 10 to 11 is where they recommend. It's the last couple pounds per square inch that take the most pressure when pumping... so, I got in another good workout before putting the board in the water.
Standing up on the board, I could feel a teensy ache in my feet, legs, shoulders, and stomach... and by teensy, I mean: damn, I should get off this board and go take a nap.
I paddled on.
Up the canal a bit, a young woman was on a balcony overlooking the canal. I heard her say, "Look at this!" When I slowly turned (pretty much everything I do on that board is slowly
), she was shooting a video with her phone of me paddling.I haven't seen anyone else stand up paddling around in the canals, but you see it in the bay frequently. I guess I'm not the only one who doesn't get out much?
I didn't cover as much ground (water?) today as yesterday. It's important to pace yourself.
2 comments:
Can't wait to see pics of Joan pulling you on the board with the BIG BOAT!!! Something around 20 mph would be pretty exciting for a good you tube video. ;-). When can we expect that?
Ohhhh... that sounds interesting. And a good use of the GoPro strapped to my head! ;-)
Expect that... let's see... oh, is that a pig flying?
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