Rowing from Glen Cove Marina to Benicia
Category Archives: Rowing
September 2023 Whaleboat Rowing
Go Solano Rowing Club (SRC)! We are one of the whaleboat rowing clubs in Vallejo, which rows out of the amazing Glen Cove Marina, which is right down the hill from where Shando and I live. I’m going to miss the evening weekday rows until next year since the daylight hours are shortening. However, we do row on weekends year-round.
Some of these were taken from the second whaleboat of SRC, but I’m in the boat that pictures that are the subject of the photos. Having both out concurrently doesn’t happen too often, so that is a treat.
Kayaking with Snoopy and Polar
I enjoy kayaking in Lake Chabot here in Vallejo every time, but I think the dogs are kind of bored. They probably equate being on the kayak to being in the car. They see it as a mode of transportation and are eager to arrive when we get back to docking. Sometimes they just lay down in the kayak and aren’t interested in looking at the water much. They certainly don’t seem to sense the GIRAFFES that we see each time as they eat in their Six Flags park enclosures that are visible from the lake.
Kayaking with Snoopy and Cappy
Rowing July 2023
July 29:
July 23:
July 22:
July 16:
July 15:
July 8:
Kayaking with Pancho and Peaches
Kayaking – with Dogs!
I asked if we could bring our dogs after seeing someone with a paddle boat and her dog (which doesn’t even have edges) and they said, “Sure!” So we brought three of our seniors. To my surprise, Polar didn’t get much of a thrill out of it, and much preferred wandering around the grass where we have hiked before. Capulet (Cappy) was anxious when she saw me take off with the other two dogs, so I had her join Montague and me on the kayak by making the switch at the pier that Shando went to.
I was nervous I would drop my phone in the water when I took some selfies, but it was more important to capture the reactions of the dogs.
The video is in order from the launch and Shando’s perspectives as well as my own spliced in. I was not able to shoot video or take pictures while actively kayaking of course.
Rowing July 3
Weekend evening rows are special because often (Wednesdays and Thursdays) we see tons of sailboats with whom we share Carquinez Strait, which can sometimes be fun and daunting. It’s also warmer than usual on weekend mornings, as it should be in the summer months when we have far more daylight and can do evening rows.
Rowing the last day of my early Fifties
During breaks between intense rowing on a whaleboat, I get to enjoy the views of the Carquinez Strait, San Pablo Bay, Crockett, Benicia, Martinez, the greater Vallejo Watershed, and of course my own neighborhood behind me Glen Cove, Vallejo. Tomorrow I turn 55 so no more bragging that I’m “only” in my early fifties!
Shoreside Views of Rowing
Fellow rower and neighbor-friend Andrea Sorce took these pictures of us rowing this lovely summer evening.
