I took my SUP and sailboat, Gaia, to Lawton/Ft. Sill for three days, October 28-30, to visit my wonderful friends, Andi and Andrew Kley.
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| Grommet came too. |
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Andi and Andrew: Andrew is stationed at Ft. Sill, so we were able to camp at Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area, on the Post.
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The weather did not cooperate on the 28th;
too windy for paddling--barely OK for some sailing, but then the wind died before long. It was glorious on the 29th. It was a bit chilly for SUP-ing in the morning so we sailed first. Here are some of the photos from the morning sail, mostly shot by Andi:
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| Grommet couldn't wait to get on board! |
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Andrew took over the helm for most of the trip, so I got to do some relaxing (and trying to keep Grommet out of the way).
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The boat heeled over quite a bit a couple times--great fun!
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Here I am relaxing in the companionway and pretending to know what I'm doing.
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Andrew is taking us back to shore so we can get to the real purpose of the trip (of this blog too), Stand Up Paddling:
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Grommet went for a ride on one of the Kley's boards while I secured the sailboat and then tried out my new wetsuit. It appears he liked it--didn't want to get off the board!
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He finally decided to take a break while I was getting ready to take my SUP out.
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| This was Grommet's first time on the paddle board and there were none of the problems I had anticipated. He climbed on board and was right at home. I, on the other hand, had some learning to do. I paddled for a while in the kneeling position but eventually managed to stand up. It was a bit shaky but I was able to stand upright when Grommet inevitably moved around--a tribute to the Kaholo's stability. |
