Bottom line—these people like to kayak! and kayak they did. Half the group paddled across the bay from the town of Barnegat while the others came form IBSP. As always this group was well feed—it took 45 minutes to load the sedge shuttle with all their food. The first evening the group paddled to the dike and saw that one of the few remaining geo-tubes had completed collapsed On the way back, some of the group clammed their way through the marsh. Near the falcon hacking tower they were treated to some aerial maneuvers when the two adult falcons attached a great blue heron.
Bright and early the next morning the group set out on a long paddle to Viking Village on Long Beach Island. The group of 19 sea kayaks worked their way across the channels, around heavy boat traffic, and against strong out going tides. In Viking Village the group paddled past many moored commercial scallop boats and met the fleet’s mechanic, who told the group the ins and outs of the scallop business. When they returned, five kayak instructors from NJ Kayak worked on rescue and paddle skills with the group.
Exhausted form the previous day’s paddle Sunday morning was spent working on kayak rolls, snorkeling, paddling around the calm waters near the Sedge house, and cleaning bags of oysters. After lunch this group had one more short paddle trip left in them—to the dock at IBSP.
Brett Chicotelli
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