New Year's Day with the Sebago Canoe Club

Happy New Year from Brooklyn!

Sad to say I did NOT join this salty crew on the water today - there was a small craft advisory, and I've gotten in so much really beautiful paddling in the last few weeks that I just wasn't inspired to deal with all the winter gear for what was likely to be a shortish paddle with a hard slog back home at the end. I'd already been on the fence and then when Mary, one of the club's avid birders, proposed a morning walk in Canarsie Park, I decided to join her instead. We started out at the club just in time to see these guys off, though, so that was fun. 

They did have a good time, they went to Mill Basin, which affords some protection from the wind, and they had a seal following them for a bit, always neat, but it was pretty gusty out there, and I did enjoy the walk -- Canarsie Park is so close to the club but I've never really spent a lot of time so it was fun doing that. We started by walking straight down to the basin and out along the shoreline of the bay, then we came back and walked around the pond. Not a lot of birds (I guess they're not crazy about gusty high winds either) but the sky was providing some dramatic views and it was good to start the year outside. After that, it was back to the club for the usual great potluck lunch and hanging out with clubmates, with a meeting called to order at 2:00 to discuss achievements of 2019, plan for 2020, and vote 3 great Conditional Members in as Senior Members. A good start to 2020 even it I didn't get on the water. Hope everyone reading had a Happy New Year too!

All pictures from our walk after this - click on the first one for a slideshow view.