Today I decided to launch from Oak Bay and do a loop around Cadboro Point. A light wind was coming from the South and bringing some unpredictable weather with it, so I was planning to be off the water before the change. It didn't work out that way, but it sure was fun anyway.

With the sun out and blue skies everywhere, I took a route along Willows beach and up around cattle point. The tide was pretty high so I took the shore route into Cadboro bay and noticed the big clouds stacking up. The wind picked up a little in Caddy Bay. I paddled up to flower island and out to the Cadboro Point light.

The current was barely present, but it was still ebbing, so I tried to ride the wave back to the put in, but it was pretty short lived. Just as I got to Jemmy, the big cloud decided to pelt me with hail, which is always great. The hail gradually turned to rain as I got close to Oak Bay and the sun kept shining the whole time.. it's karma or something. I got back to the beach and headed to a place where I could buy the biggest warm up coffee possible.

Trip Distance:12km

YTD: 28km

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