Epic Skies Afloat

I really hammered myself riding in Morocco, promptly picked up a cold on my return and have been feeling rather run down ever since, it always takes time to recover from a particularly hard expedition/ride so paddling with a couple of friends today was deliberately limited to around 16km in easy conditions by way of starting to get some paddling condition back into my upper body without inhibiting my recovery. It turned out to be a proper winter day on the ocean, just fabulous… winter kayaking here always is.. the sun, when it shines…, is low, an endless procession of weather systems bring stormy weather and spectacular skies, the cliffs are dark and brooding – devoid of green, and the ocean and beaches are deliciously empty…

the morning started out lovely, bright and showery but with the promise of more interesting weather to come…
..which it did..
in between squalls the skies were truly epic..
There was some swell around, not much but just enough to get a silhouette. Fantastic tones in the sky.
… just have to love winter when it is like this.
Fortunate I suppose, I had been missing the heat and dry of the Moroccan desert…
..but now looking forward to a winter of paddling with friends and stretching myself again in some decent winter swells when properly back to fitness :-)

 

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