Last week I did some kayaking in South Georgia. I took my Wilderness Systems Tsunami 12.5 and a recently purchased Werner paddle. On the first day I paddled along the Georgia coast from Shellman Bluff to Blue and Hall near Darien. I was trying to make it to Darien, but I took a couple of wrong turns that cost me about two hours. At times I was fighting strong headwinds and tidal currents. My past paddling adventures have all been on fresh water rivers. This was the first time I have paddled in the sea. I make few mistakes. I tried to hug the coast instead of staying in the Intracoastal Waterway. The small winding rivers along the coast were disorienting and I did not have a GPS with me. I took a wrong turn and paddled almost an hour in the wrong direction before discovering my mistake. Once I got back on the right track, I felt like it was too late to try to make it to Darien. So I put in at Blue and Hall.
After taking a day off to rest, I started out for the Stephan C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Swamp. I spent the night in the campground in my Hennessey hammock. I slept very well in the hammock. The next day I paddled from the park office to the Big Water lake and back.
I paddled about 20 miles both days. It was great to get out in the outdoors.