We spent Sunday morning canoeing along the waterfront at Gig Harbor. It was our first canoe paddle in months, as we've gotten more interested in hiking during cold weather. But, the clouds were starting to thin, and by mid-day warm temperatures and sunshine flooded our part of the world.We portaged the canoe down to the public dock, and then paddled throughout the marina.
It is really enjoyable exploring under all the dock pilings.
The water is quite clear in this little bay, and the water was moving toward toward high tide with just a gentle current.
It is always enjoyable to look at everything under the water (shellfish, starfish, and fish), and to explore what is around the bend, whether it be another marina or a sandspit. As we paddled through the marina, one of the deck-hands saw us and said, "Ah, a stealth-canoe", and greeted us.
Fishing vessels arrive and depart throughout the year.
These floats were carefully loaded up, ready for the next trip.We paddled for about an hour, and I brought along a thermos of camomile tea - sure felt great having a hot beverage, and also getting out on the water. We stopped on a sandy beach, pulled the canoe up, and collected large shells for a Turkish meal that I want to cook sometime when we are camping out. I'll boil the shells,sterilizing them, then fill them with a brown rice pilaf with onions, garlic, pine nuts, currants, cinnamon and allspice, and a blend of finely chopped carrots, celery and parsley. After the shells are filled, I'll close them up and secure them with a string. They'll roast in tin-foil near the campfire. Kebabs, a salad, and home-made flatbread will round out the meal. As I told George what I planned to do with the shells, he groaned and said he was hungry....time to go home for lunch.
