Twelve Months of Kayaking February Edition

In our quest to prove every month is a kayaking month, and every season has so many different things to offer, we are off to do some exploration and geocache placements in the Great Bridge area of Coastal Virginia.

28 degrees out, no problem! Like most native Virginians, I was suffering from some severe cabin fever from all this snow and ready to get out on the water. With the forecast calling for sunny skies and winds 3 mph from the East I was ready to go!

I'm all loaded up and ready to go. I'm headed out to place some geocaches on the water
 and maybe even get a few practice casts in with my football head jig.

With the sun shining down on me I'm already warming up, there is no wind, and its the perfect day to be out on the water, I'm actually regretting wearing a heavy jacket already. Kayaking can get you warm faster than you realize.

 Looking over my left shoulder back at the Great Bridge Locks, the only ripples on the water today are created from the water droplets falling from my paddle.

Ive arrived at the creek leading to Bells Mill Pond. The water is less than a foot of water most the way but my kayak is cruising right along with ease.

Entering the creek I'm greeted by a Great Blue Heron taking flight and shortly ahead a Bald Eagle out on his perch searching for a meal.

I have arrived at Bells Mill Pond. Just another place in Chesapeake were you can completely lose track of were you are, taking in the scenery and complete solitude. I'm here to put out some geocaches for fellow paddlers and adventures to discover, so off to place them now.

Taking into consideration how low the water is with all this Northeast winds I made sure these were high enough for the spring and summer months. Happy hunting to all the aquacachers out there.

I found some solid ground to stretch my legs, so time for a quick snack and investigate some nearby prints in the mud.

Looks like a raccoon passed through this same area earlier this morning.Well I'm off to practice with my jig in Bells Mill Pond for a little while and soak up the Sun.

Back on solid ground at the launch area at Great Bridge Lock Park. This was just the therapy that was needed, appreciating the decision to get out on the water more than ever, I really was sad to see it come to an end. Just another day, another month, taking on the great outdoors with a paddle and a smile!