Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Too windy to take either of the old boys out for a paddle, despite the tantalizingly close hiking trail on the shore.

Solo paddle with AD into Rain Lake to meet Steve and Hardy who came in yesterday. We scored the primo island site with a huge old chimney and fireplace. AD Logan was glad to reunite with Frank the Wheaton Terrier and they wrestled, boxed and played tug-of-war for hours.

Run with the dogsx lots of stops to haul fallen stuff off the trail.

We took the wedding cedarstrip canoe for an anniversary paddle on the Beaver before stormageddon came in.

Sadly our dinner patio reservation ended up with us huddling in the basement while “take shelter now” alarms went off on our phones. Once the tornado warnings let up we decided to drive down the mountain and get our dinner for take out (not dining in). Sadly Collingwood had power out, and nothing in Thornbury was open or could give us take-out for an hour, so dinner was reheated frozen meals at the chalet listening to thunder and pounding rain, but at least we had power and weren’t camping out.

Coach LD led us on a nice flat recovery tour of the ‘wood area.
She also persuaded me to leap off the pier with her for a swim after!
Also fed us the most amazing backyard-garden cherry tomato antipasto and a latte!

I would never be tempted to hurl myself into Georgian Bay on a rough windy cool day, but in we went. CoachLD torpedoed off, and I wallowed behind.
Not bad, and definitely warmer than Superior last week.

Freestyle is getting a bit better, (working on straighter body position and less leg flailing) but haven’t got the breathing right yet, especially in rough water, so I did some easy side stroke too.

C • It was fun! 1