In the hostel I ran into Married Sara.
I gave her pictures I took and we cheerfully talked of what we'd been
up to since we last paddle together.
Day 11
After installing my skeg and failing to
get my phone straightened out I launched at two in the afternoon, the woman who sold me the sim card told me it might take a few days. I
started off tired and despite the heavily archipelagic seascape I
navigated through, I felt a little scared. I was going north, I
could have gone south but I was going north. It'll get prettier and
more interesting and a number of experienced kayakers told me this
was the way to go. The sea and air temperature will also get colder. I hope
I'm up for it.
After three hours it was pouring rain.
I fought into a head wind and passed a man in a small motor boat
pulling cages out of the water. I had only paddled half the distance
I wanted to, but I was tired and cold.
"Ahoy!" I called out. "Can
I sleep in your boat house tonight?"
"No," he told me.
"Thanks anyways."
We talked a little more and I pulled
into the marina. He came in just behind me and told me he changed
his mind. I went crabbing with him for an hour and then slept
wonderfully in his clean dining room boathouse where he brought me
chocolate.
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