Exploring
Exploring the Swamp
Hurricane Florence tore through in mid September, 2018 and it changed many features on the coast where it hit. That includes all of the places I go mudding. Today, I went out to explore a place I had not visited since the storm. Once I got there, I changed into my Tarzan thong so I … Continue reading
Unseasonably Warm Weather
Well, it hit 27C (81F), today. I think I got a little sunburn. This weather does not feel like February. I offered to help a friend with a deep-water recovery operation this morning, so I arrived at my creek a little late for low tide. I started out my day in my wetsuit, since I … Continue reading
Expedition Video
So, today I suited up in lots of neoprene (wetsuit) and paddled my kayak as far as I could before I had to get out and drag the boat. I didn’t start shooting video until I was jumping out of the boat, into the mud and I stopped shooting when the water got too deep. … Continue reading
Much Needed Adventure
I went paddling on Hunters Creek yesterday. That creek is where I did most of my early exploring back in the mid 90’s. I paddled past the sites of some of my early videos. If I hadn’t had a destination selected, I would have stopped at a few places along the way, just for old … Continue reading
Revisiting an old mud hole
I had been pondering a trip out to the river for a while. Yesterday, I decided to make the drive and explore a spot that I haven’t visited in over 5 years. I used to have a bit of a clearing where I pulled my boat up on shore and a trail to my mud … Continue reading
Video Experimentation
On April 4, I went out around low tide. I was actually a little late, but it was kind of cool and very windy, so it wasn’t a good day for getting naked and wet. However, I had a mission. I had been testing a low-tech panning trick at home, that involves nothing more than … Continue reading
New Denim Shorts
I went for a paddle, yesterday, and I took my recently acquired denim shorts. Those of you who follow me on deviantArt may have seen a high resolution photo of me, wearing these shorts. I love the way they look on me. So, yesterday the tide didn’t get very low on the creek, but I … Continue reading
A Long Dry Spell
The last time I got out to the swamp, it was August 14 and we had gotten 1.8″ (4.5 cm) of rain the day before. I was so excited about getting out to the swamp, I didn’t even consider the previous day’s rainfall, which I had recorded on my calendar just 12 hours before. I … Continue reading
Crotch Level Photos
This is a little embarrassing. I was trying to recreate a cool image I got on my GoPro last year, but all I got was a bunch of crotch level photos of me, up to my thighs in mud, wearing a speedo. They started out clean, as these things usually do. Then I worked my … Continue reading
Yellow Trunks
The tides have been uncooperative, this past week, and I’ve had a lot of work to do. Today is the 2nd day I wanted to go out early to catch an early morning low tide, but the temperature was too cool. The cool nights are wonderful, so I hate to complain, but I’m not going … Continue reading
Quicksand!
Today, I revisited the quicksand. It was a fun trip, but the quicksand wasn’t very deep. It might be a good thing that it wasn’t much deeper, because I got pretty well struck, a couple of times. That sand sets pretty hard, and it isn’t easy getting it to let go, when you can barely … Continue reading