AMC June 2-4

The hearty souls from the sea kayaking chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club paddled out to Sedge Island on Friday evening after a long drive from as far away as Long Island. Rain and windy conditions did not prevent us from starting out on our planned trip to Barnegat Light House State Park. After fighting the current and wind for several hours, we took a lunch break in the rain at High Bar Harbor - less than a mile from our intended destination. We decided to return to Sedge and with the wind at our backs and the tide racing in we returned in far less time.

The AMC has now become famous for spectacular meals and our Saturday night dinner was no exception. Horsdoovors, soup, salad, bread, main course, and desert were spectacular. We were joined for dinner by Pola Galie, Judy Merritt, and Lisa and Jose Fernandez. During our meal we had a brief discussion about how the Friends of Sedge is going and what we might do in the future.

Sunday morning the group paddled to the dike, walked to the beach and returned to the house before lunch. Everyone enjoyed this paddle and even though it was more than seven miles. It was not surprising that the kayakers had enough energy to paddle back to their cars after lunch.