A high tide of 6.4 feet at 11:12 AM gave us an excuse to paddle up some of the creeks around the north end of Richardson Bay. Under a clear blue sky we assembled on the beach at Dunphy Park. After an orientation, safety talk and radio check we were on the water at 10:00.
We paddled across the bay to Harbor Point, then inside of Aramburu Island and along the shore of Strawberry. We looped back on the outside of the island. Once we were back around Harbor Point, we headed north, and up the creek to East Blithedale Avenue where the creek ended. On the way back down the creek we stopped at Bayfront Park for lunch.
Then it was back down the creek and up Aroyo Corte Madera passing under the bridge at Camino Alto. Then up Coyote Creek to the Flamingo Road Bridge before heading back to Dunphy Park.
I think I set a record for the number of bridges I paddled under on one day. We saw many shore birds and a few harbor seals. We logged 12.8 miles, which is about as far as I will typically paddle on a day. More photos are available in an online gallery.
