As much as we enjoy indoor pool sessions, there’s nothing like the great outdoors—even if it is frozen. Video below: David and Luke hack their way out of Grass Island, CT:
After last Sunday’s pool session, Jean, Luke and David dried off and car-topped for the pleasure (?) of “paddling uphill” against a gusty SW headwind, to Calf Island, near Greenwich, CT. Upon arrival, David found his comfort zone in the frozen salt marsh.
Dave’s secret? Muck boots. He swears by them. Here, he chills out while staying toasty-warm, making it ice-crystal clear why we should all get a pair for ourselves.
Outtakes from our afternoon, now frozen in time…
2 Geeks @ 3 Knots 
Winter paddling, at its best!
Well, it COULD”VE been better—like, if there’d been a nice bakery, with hot pancakes and coffee and veggie sandwiches, etc., on the island. Ah well, this calls for a return to Sugar & Spice on City Island, don’t you think?
Ice capades indeed. The only ice I see are the cubes in my glass as I sit here recovering from a training bike ride and getting ready for the afternoon paddle. Temperature a nice 30 degrees. CELSIUS that is; shorts and t-shirt weather.
Grrrrrrrrr!!!! Brrrr! Hee hee, what’s the flip side for you, anyway? Happy paddling 🙂 J&A
Solid! Intrepid kayaking — bravo!
HeeHee! Thank you, Michael. What’s happening with you two this winter??
I love the ‘tinkling’ of the ice when it is a light skim as in your video. I also love my NRS boots. When I go out on the pier to shoot winter formations NOTHING provides better grip and warmth than my kayak boots. I had thought about getting some knee highs.
Hey, from Lake Michigan. There are a lot of serious, crazy kayakers who live for the Great Lakes Paddling.
Thanks for the visit and info! We have yet to paddle any of the Great Lakes—they tend to freeze up! As for the muck boots, they do seem like a good idea for staying warm, but others have suggested they can take on water when you capsize. Gotta ask Dave about his experience there. See you soon, dune light!
Wow! A bit different to my paddles: http://everydayadventures365.com/2015/01/19/kayak-balmoral-to-manly-wharf/
It seems downright tropical! Good luck with your race in March. How are you training?
Generally getting fit at the moment with a mixture of running, weights, ab work, hiking and paddling. For the event looking at regular paddles extending distance out as we get closer. It is a comfortable paddle fitness wise, more about conditioning to sit in the boat for three hours
Yes, sitting (and rotating like mad) in the boat for hours… would you consider a Skwoosh for your toosh? http://www.skwoosh.com/product/P1104.html It’s actually kinda great. Downside, if you capsize and wet-exit, it can float away pretty quickly. Bright side, it’s nice for your backside!
Great, we loved to see and read about your almost arctic adventure! 👍💨❄️💧Thanks for the video!
“Frozen im time” is an expression I have to pinch. So, now it’s resting in my little book of gems, thank you, Kuno!
How on earthly water do you keep a relatively warm bottom in the ice-cold kayak? I get cold hands looking at the photos (I can tell you, this is not for KB, he’s a wimp, but tell anyone, please.) Those Muck boots look very smart!
Love from us all, have a great, adventurous Sunday,
Dina xo
Heehee, thanks, Dina! We like YOUR expression, “on earthly water!” Your question about relatively warm bottoms has given us inspiration for a future post (no worries, it will be for general audiences, LOL). And Jean discovered the secret to warm hands last year: a piece of gear called “pokeys”… i.e. kayak paddle mittens, if that makes sense. See them in action here:
https://2geeks3knots.com/2014/01/19/happy-pogie-day/
Bundle up! 🙂
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Wow, intrepid! Wonderful pics, and what amazing sounds in the video.
Hi, M. Glad you enjoyed our little moment of cabin fever. It was fun! How is your weather? An “historic” blizzard is predicted for us here… FEET of snow. No paddling, nope.
It looks like fun. Today is cool and rainy in Sydney, but we’ve just come out of a hot spell that peaked at around 38 celsius (100 F) so it is a big relief – and nice to look at pictures of ice! Hope that blizzard doesn’t cause too many problems.
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