An Addition To My Fleet
Last week, a paddling acquaintance posted that he was selling a Current Designs Gulfstream 2000 kayak at a pretty decent price. Since my wife has never been very happy with an older boat that we got a couple years ago, and consequently has not gone paddling with me very often, I looked into it. Turns out that it’s a significant improvement, from the standpoint of handling characteristics, over my Seda Gypsy, so it’s now my #1 boat, and after paddling it a few times last week, I couldn’t be happier.
On Sunday, we launched the boats around Leschi on Lake Washington and paddled south to Seward Park.
It was a perfect day on the water, absolutely calm, warm and sunny, with fall colors subtly coming to the fore along the shore.
On the trip back, the Virginia V, a remnant of a “Mosquito Fleet” of passenger-carrying steamers on Puget Sound, blew its whistle and did a turn in the lake.
You know you’ve had a good day in Seattle when Mt. Rainier deigns to make an appearance