The surf in Rincon, PR has been dead flatter then flat for the past 2 months. This is weird for me. I grew up in San Diego where a “flat spell” lasted 3 days at the most and it wasn’t really flat (you could still ride a wave on a surfboard 365 days out of the year). Here in Puerto Rico, when I say it is flat, it is completely flat. NO OLAS, at all.
Stefan and I are sick of being dry docked, and we decided it was time to get back into the ocean, surfboard or no surfboard…So we got kayaks!
We heard a rumor that Sam’s Club had kayaks back in stock (for $499 each), so we picked up a pair.
After paddling around in the new kayaks for a couple of hours, Stefan and I decided to play a game of (giant) chess at one of the local Rincon resorts.
It was lots of fun, but kayaking and chess (or anything else) are simply diversions for surfers…Donde estas tus olas, Puerto Rico?
I’ve heard rumors that the NE of Puerto Rico, like Luquillo area, is bearable in the summer months, but I can’t vouch for it myself.
What I’ve been doing is diving of the south coast (La Parguera area) and taking advantage of Air Sunshine/Seaborne Airlines/Air Flamenco and flying to the USVI/BVI. I’m in the BVI right now and getting going diving tomorrow.
Perhaps you should head off the tiny island to an even tinier island… that drives on the left.
I spent yesterday afternoon getting our kayaks ready. Soon we will have a metal frame for the truck to carry the kayaks easily. I recommend putting some foam in the black round hatches. That way if you drop them in the water they float. Also tie some string to the oval hatches and tie the other end to the boat. I also put a rope around the paddle shaft and a clip on the other end of the rope. If you snorkel with the kayaks or anchor or tie them up some where its nice to know that the paddle wont go floating off some where. I also put a bow leash on the boat. You can use it to tow the kayaks or tie them up. Have fun. We might see you at Steps some time. There is a reef way way out there. We swam for 30 minutes one time to get there. We will take the kayaks next time. Don’t forget to have life vests on board or you could get a ticket.
Check out Inches in a south-east coast town called “Patillas”. It usually has waves when nowhere else has. Warning: It is very shallow and it has “Coral de Fuego” or Fire Coral. You touch it and you are scarred, literally.
hey stef, check this out:
http://repositories.tdl.org/tdl/handle/1969.1/3289
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This article is about the sunken ship Richard found somewhere beyond the Black Eagle.
When I first moved down I kayaked alot. In Puerto Real there are small islands and an indian village that are way cool. The area was rumored to be the place where the Puerto Rican pirate Roberto Cofresi would escape to. Large boats can’t navigate this area.
Have you tried fishing yet? You might want to troll a spoon. I’ve caught baracuda and a reef or two.
Also, I used to chase whales with my kayak. I took pictures with one of those kodak underwater instamatic cameras. I figured, if Eskimos can do it, why can’t I?
Check it out on my site:http://www.villaorleanspr.com/whale.htm
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fernando
I am not sure if you guys got the memo, but there are three things that are required for guys to look cool in a kayak.
*A Helmet
*Reef Booties
*Spandex Shorts (and wear nothing else)
Also when wearing proper kayak attire be sure to paddle really hard and splash allot.