More power to you…That takes some ball, but you’re young. Have fun, live life…DO IT.
Rhino,
Sounds like an incredible adventure. I hope you are training for it and not just going to ‘wing it.’ The paddle is closer if you start in Mexico, of course. About 8 miles. Have you done any research regarding currents and such? If you got into trouble you could probably hitch a ride with one of the fishing or dive boats out of San Diego. Maybe Resinhead will go,too. I hear nobody can BBQ baby seal (sea veal) like him. Mike
One of my good buddies’s paddled the length of the 4 Channel Islands in October (solo) and had fair weather and limited fog. He did the leg from Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz, starting in morning fog, and said it was hair ball. But, trusting his instincts and being prepared with GPS and cell phone were enough to get through the trip. This period in early October the swell was down and he was able to paddle the North side of Santa Cruz Island.
Still wondering what you are going to paddle in, or on?
My favorite recipie for seal is Fins~tornoff. I use a dap of creme cheese added to the sour cream.
It’s 17 miles from the tip of Pt Loma to the North tip of the North Island, heading is a perfect 180, current usually runs down hill, great for paddling. You cross over a finger of 9 Mile Bank at about mile marker 14, it about 1000 ft deep. Lot’s of grey whales, some Blue Whales, Mola Mola up to 1200 lbs, Stripe marlin. it’s a great place to see the big boys of sea life, top of the food chain stuff.
Rhino, I’d be glad to give you a lift out there anytime I go. Once there I would have to dis-own you, and kill anybody that insinuated that i deliverd you to the islands. We could film it like a series of Survivor Man. You could eat cactus, goat droppings, and drink you own urine…and all that would be in the first episode. Later you cover yourself in UV protective bird guano and make a hut out of dead seal skulls and Pelican feather…all in episode 2, WOW! Episode 3 you burn your paddle board for a rescue signal fire. Episode 4 would be the Mexican Navy picking you up and sending you off to the hip but odorific, mimialisticly decorated Ensenada jail. (I hear it’s under new management, since the Felix Cartel moved out) Episode 5 and the final episode would be you begging with the Amercan Consolate to do something to get freed, but the new management really doesn’t care and kind of like having you around…I gives the place a more international flare!
2-3 years later, and a loss of 40 lbs, and loss of elasticity to your spincter, you’d be a freed man.
I think were on to something!
-Resinhead
Death to seals!!
Thanks, I’ll have to take you up on that next time you boat out there…
…as for my current kayaking expodition yesterday I gashed my feet up really bad on some reef and cant really walk, so looks like the trip is postponed. Maybe a working act of fate to keep me out of a mexican prison or from the jaws of a great white.
Cheers
Maybe a working act of fate to keep me out of a mexican prison or from the jaws of a great white.
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It’s interesting that you wrote this. Check it out.
check what out?
The damage done…
Thats exactly why always wear Converse Chuck Taylors Hi-top when I surf!