Training Log Archive: iriharding

Double kayak with Lori from south water caye to Carrie bow key . Some.big swells (3'-5' )coming in through a 1/2 mile cut in the reef from the open Caribbean made for an exciting ride .

Double kayak with Lori from Carrie bow key back to Sourthwater caye with an off the kayak snorkel break on the way . nicw sunny day

Snorkel from the kayaks in swell and current just west of the Carrie Bow caye Smithsonian research station

stand up paddleboarding around the sheltered waters of southwater caye with Lori

Snorkel off East side of southwater caye . Very nice

Kayak and kayak sail from tobacco caye to south water caye with stops for snorkeling and lunch on the reef

Winds were strong ( at around 25 mph) but we kayak sailed anyway . One double kayak with a single alongside for stability and a 8' mast with small sail . It would go downwind like a rocket but we need to go about 15 degrees off downwind in order to stay close to the barrier reef and the island we were headed to .

A snorkel stop was followed by a lunch stop ( table in 18" of water ) . We had all our gear onboard also . One couple tipped and spent an hour in the water until they eventually got rescued by a boat called out from the resort . They were rather incompetent and also didn't listen. They didn't seal their hatches or dry bags properly so once tipped they double kayak had no flotation .

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Snorkelling before lunch . Strong current flowing across the reef.

Snorkeling off S end of tobacco Caye . Winds were 15-25 mph for the morning so no kayaking . Winds died down at noon so we went snorkeling . Very nice corals and lots of Small fish . 1 Eagle Ray .

Coco plum caye to Tobacco Caye on the barrier reef of Belize . Day 1 of multi day trip . With Lori in double kayak and with all overnight gear. Nice sunny day with light breeze from NE. Stopped at frigate bird colony island on the way

Event: MNOC River Bend Nature Center
 

Quick swim to start the day

Mnoc RiverBend rogaine 90 minutes . A little snow crusty in spots . Went clockwise round the park with goal of getting one control every 3 minutes (26 controls 90 mins) to keep an eye on if I was going to clear the course . Got 10 in26:42 and then 20 in 57:02 so new that was probably on for clearing them all so went for it and finished with 8 mins to spare . Julia had similar route and was a minute or two behind

Route: 227,216,212,217,208,215,209,211,204,213, 220,219,224,223,226,207,225,222,221,218,206,214,210,205,203,201,202