Strong tide passage – we met Darcy and his dog Tina.

Darcy has been boating and fishing in the military area for 30 years – apparently we are the first kayakers he has seen in these waters. Darcy was surprised to see us crossing the 6 knot outgoing passage, it is very appropriately named and became Marty’s first white water kayaking skills training area. The passage was closed to Mariners as the military were letting off 500 pound underwater bombs – one went off just as Marty was tiring crossing the channel, the unexpected blast was all he needed to get his paddling back into fast mode. Darcy was a wealth of information that helped us navigate the coming few days and his dog Tina was a delight.