Castaway at Castaway Club Cottages

The View from your Porch is Gorgeous

Morning or evening one look out and you want to pushoff

So you keep your kayaks ready to go at any time!

You can head towards this island or go straight accross to Assateague or to the left to Ocean City

                              KAYAKS ready at all times!

Watch for Horses

                                            Watch for Birds!

Watch the Sunrise

                                        He watches with me!

Ooops, I see what he sees!.. Going out Later!!!

Unbelievably Beautiful!

Vacations to soothe the Rumpled Soul

View from BACK BAY BUNGALOWS

Evening and Morning Beautiful Views

Kayaking on Turville Creek right next to the cottage

Birdwatching right out the front door accross the Creek kayaking or use the binoculars

In the early morning the steam rising from the cool water was magical

If you look at the sides and trees birds are just posing for you

On the Fishing Dock at Back Bay Bungalows

Looking at me Looking at him

Fishing for Breakfast at the Front of the Cottage

Oh Say Can You See?

Many Different Birds

Morning Mist

Sunrise

                             Just Kayaking in Paradise

Kayaking in the heat.... Take the water-Clopper Lake June 23, 2015

Sooo, yes I have been kayaking, but I guess I didn't take my cameras or forgot to take
pictures because I was soooo involved?... I have no idea

Lately my place of choice has been Clopper Lake at

link to Seneca Creek State Park

It is easy for me to get to on my day off...   I do love  Black Hill Regional Park, but it is just enough further that I can't squeek it in when I have lots of errands to run

From a distance I think it is my friend that was looking for someone

 

 

Remember this blog?..I am not really sure but it looks like him doesn't it?

Remember how he stood making weird gulping noises for long periods of time?......  Well I think he found her.....

 It is a big world, but he did.... 

Aren't they cute?... So amazing...  

 I tried to find some shade, but it was 95 and afternoon... so

 There was a camp or girl scouts there so paddleboats were out and so was the pontoon tour.... I couldn't get away.... I threw my anchor, got my book had my hat on... but the heat made me go in after a couple of hours... not my usual lounging time...  I  paddled the length a couple of times and gave up and went in... sooooo hot

 Always nice to be able to go out.... just bring that water and splash it on yourself and drink it and cool off so you don't feel zonked!  and Please take your empty water bottle back home with you.  Do NOT LITTER.

Kayaking- Gaithersburg, Maryland Clopper Lake on June 12, 2015

Thought it was nice out, but had to run errands.... by the time I got to Clopper the wind was blowing up the clouds.... but I needed to test my old kayak and see if it was travelling okay... I hadn't been out in that kayak for a while...

Pardon the foot... It was gorgeous for a while (the weather I mean, not my foot)

It was like a sheet of glass, slightly breezy but stillwater

I paddled around, enjoyed myself for a little while... no birds

Beautiful, no matter which way you looked

I could see the fish jumping, but I didn't have a chance to fish

 The clouds started sliding together and then the shower came

I paddled to shore, put my kayak in the car... rain stopped!!!

It sure was pretty, just wanted to go back out, but I went home

Kayaking at Gaithersburg, Maryland Seneca Creek State Park on Clopper Road - Clopper Lake

June 9 - Tuesday  I paddled at Clopper Lake

There with the lake to myself until around 7:30  park closes at 8:30

I had many wonderful paddle hours and even stopped at the end and read my book while I anchored for a little while

I have a Seasonal Pass Hang Tag from DNR that I hang from my auto mirror to drive through the gate - boat ramp is easy and a small parking lot there for the boaters although on Sundays it sometimes gets filled by picnicers from accross the way  The daily fees are collected at the gate, but it is not always manned mostly on Weekends-Sat and Sun or before 3PM weekdays..  I try to make everything simple pay at the beginning of the year so I can just drive through wherever I go...

A golden age pass may work here.


Link to the Park Site

Beautiful day on the Lake

Very Quiet-a bit windy and I only saw one wild friend

 Sometimes you have to look really hard-from a distance he    blended in and looked like part of the tree

 As usual  he looked at me and decided he would do a standoff

He let me take some pictures and preened a little

He watched me out of the side of his eye

He made sure he was ready to pose

         He seemed to look right at me and then took off?!

He just moved over so he could let me get close and he posed

He let me get very close, then he changed positions alternately

Once the contortions started I decided to paddle on

Got out my Trusty anchor and read some more of my book

A Good Day for a Paddle around!!!