Ahoy,
When I chose
to set on the path of the Sunshine Paddle, my friend volunteered the loan of
her Kayak…she felt because it was small and had no tracking, I would either
give up or really build the muscles I needed to do what I was planning…
I named her
Yum Yum after Yum Yum Yellow- the color she was…maybe all the adventures turned
me onto are what got my kayaking addiction rolling…as a boat she may not be
huge, but she and I have gone 10 miles into the gulf of Mexico, not on purpose-
no I do not recommend it, and she brought me back safe
I woke to a
raining morning and drug my husband out of bed…the truck was loaded and off we
went…just before we got to the beach, the rain cleared and sun came out…I got
her in the water as dawn broke and I was facing low tide…I did not care…I would
have faced rain or even the Cracken to be able to take her one last time…she
jumped along the top of the water…her low draft would let me paddle through a
puddle…my husband watched from shore as we became a spec in the distance…as we
went out into the gulf, she parted the water…2 notch the manatee found me…I
remember the first time she tapped the boat…I think she is headed up to Crystal
River…she looked happy to see me and swam beside me until I headed for shore…Yum
Yum seemed sad to be headed in and so was I…
Tomorrow, I
will return her…I am ever so thankful for the time she was allowed to be in my
care…I feel very special to have been entrusted with her
She will be
missed
Captain D
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