Inversion
Labor Day Weekend Swamp Adventure
As I write this entry, I’m still wearing the jeans I wore out to the swamp, and they are still wet. It was a nice day, today. The low tide was a little disappointing so I headed to the peat swamp in the woods. I was loaded for some serious mudding. I had my heavy … Continue reading
Mud Diving
I hadn’t planned on taking my kayak out on Sunday. I had paddled 10 miles on Saturday, down the White Oak River, and my back was still sore from lifting boats. However, I was invited to meet a friend who was fishing on the beach, and I knew parking would be bad out there, so … Continue reading
What a mess!
Low tide this morning was at 8 A.M., and I was moving pretty slowly at seven this morning. It took me until nine to get to my chosen spot, strip down to my latex briefs, and set up the camera. I still had about an hour, so it was a great opportunity to get seriously … Continue reading
Extended Mud Play
May 16 was a crazy day. After I had breakfast and watered the garden, I bicycled to where I launch my kayak to check the tide level. I found the tide to be pretty low, and it was still 45 minutes before low tide (according to the tide chart). I then bicycled to the store … Continue reading
The Crossing
On April 10, I ventured out for a deep mud adventure. I shot a lot of video, although it didn’t all come out as well as I wanted. A lot of it was overexposed, and my ground camera wasn’t aimed very well. However, the tide was super low and I was able to play in … Continue reading
Blue latex briefs
I have been busy all week, and Friday (August 31) was my last chance to go mudding before the low tide moved too close to sunset. I’ve been dying to get back into the mud, so when I arrived at the water and the tide looked like it wasn’t going to get very low, I … Continue reading
Inversion in Mud
Cleaning up after yesterday’s experience got me to thinking. I’ve been doing this total immersion, and inverted immersion for a long time. I’ve had a few problems with mud getting into places where it does not belong. Going under while inverted is particularly hazardous to the sinuses. You can keep mud out of your ear … Continue reading
More swamp bondage
My last trip into the swamp left me lusting for a repeat performance. I’ve been pretty busy, but the new moon was tomorrow and my window of opportunity was about to pass. The wind seemed to be shifting from the south to the southwest and even all the way to the west at times. The … Continue reading