-”After my wife Jeanne caught on easily on her first trip we decided to head to big water in beautiful door county Wisconsin on Lake Michigan. We faced almost record cold temps for this time of year, highs in the fifties and light showers.”
-”We didn’t venture out the first day but I snuck a little fishing in the second day on the mink river off of Rowley’s bay, lake Michigan. I had a little action with smallmouth bass and perch on leeches and a splitshot. The second day was all about taking in the scenery at cave point.”
-”Calm weather on that side of the peninsula allowed us to take in the beautiful scenery and take a little break, We did land up answering a lot of questions about the w kayaks from the on lookers at cave point state park.”
-”Something tells me that more orders from Wisconsin are going to be pouring in…
That evening on the other side if the peninsula the wind calmed down also.”
-”We headed to Ephraim bay and enjoyed glass like conditions and a wonderful sunset.”
-”We had a great trip thanks to our new w kayaks which made it enjoyable, comfortable, and safe.”
-”I also learned a lesson. The water may be calm, but don’t loose sight of the big picture, especially on the great lakes. I was standing at Cave point when a rogue wave snuck up behind me. I didn’t have a chance, the swell propelled the w forward and I went backwards. It was a clean dismount and the w did not flip. It was totally my fault and not the boats. I forgot for a second that I was on the big water. Always be aware what is going on around you knew before we headed out though that the water was a tolerable temperature, or of course I would not have been standing at all. Jeanne was entertained and I told her to snap some photos while I found a spot to empty the w kayak and get back in a wiser man.
Have a great fourth!
John and Jeanne”
Great story and great photos!
April
Paddling the great lakes is sea kayaking in the full sense, and it can be as dangerous as paddling the ocean.
When it comes to touring, the W kayak may not be as fast as a sea kayak, but it’s certainly more comfortable, and you can take more gear with you, which is sometimes more important than speed.
QS
Speed is important when you’re timing your trip, but otherwise it’s meaningless. As for wind, I’d rather paddle a W than any other kayak, because I know it will get me where I want to go.
Wonderful report the trip must have been a blast. Speed is a relative thing in a kayak anyway. I will always tell people think walking pace. The mind set is best as taking a stroll across the water. At that speed you can paddle for a long long time and not get tired. When I’ve paddled with new folks that is the first thing they are told. I enjoyed the pictures they reminded me of the areas we fish in Canada with the rocky shores. Of course the thought as I looked at them was there were so many places that could hold fish. Also seeing your waters I have to again mention Redfish Magic. You could load the hulls with fish on those. By the way nice looking red pickup.
I enjoyed reading the story, and the pictures are cool… The pic showing the two w yaks tied to the truck bed caught my eye – it’s real professional grade!
Marco
It’s a beautiful country, and it looks even better when your back doesn’t hurt
–Graham
What a great trip.
Beautiful pictures and a great read.
Sorry you had to learn the hard way with the rogue wave.
Bet that will never happen again.
Most of us who have dumped, or almost dumped (I still can’t figure out how I stayed in) will never do it again.
Great job getting your wife hooked on the W.
See that, even a rookie can keep right up with you.
Tight lines
Rox
Breathtaking scenery and great pictures! Thanks for sharing, great story, keep ‘em coming.
Noel