Ah, winter
Out here in December, clear skies in the morning means it's gonna be cold.
The car said it was 36. Yes, I know. But this is California. It doesn't snow here. So that's cold.
The dock was thick with frost. The carbon fiber of the oar shafts attracted a thin layer of frost between the time we took them from the boat house to the dock and the time we picked them up from the dock to lay them in the oar locks.
The frozen oars suck the heat out of your hands. The key is not to move your hand. Just suck it up and warm up that one spot on the oar handle.
I sat 2 seat in the 4- again, and again we beat the crap out of our 8+'s. Different line up today, but we were still speedy. The water was flat. Seeing the sunrise was watching the sky warm. Black to deep red to orange and pink then white.
Back on the dock, after dawn, I could see the white dusting of frost on everything.
Hot water in the shower seared my left hand back to life.
I like rowing in winter.
The car said it was 36. Yes, I know. But this is California. It doesn't snow here. So that's cold.
The dock was thick with frost. The carbon fiber of the oar shafts attracted a thin layer of frost between the time we took them from the boat house to the dock and the time we picked them up from the dock to lay them in the oar locks.
The frozen oars suck the heat out of your hands. The key is not to move your hand. Just suck it up and warm up that one spot on the oar handle.
I sat 2 seat in the 4- again, and again we beat the crap out of our 8+'s. Different line up today, but we were still speedy. The water was flat. Seeing the sunrise was watching the sky warm. Black to deep red to orange and pink then white.
Back on the dock, after dawn, I could see the white dusting of frost on everything.
Hot water in the shower seared my left hand back to life.
I like rowing in winter.
posted by Kenneth at 9:34 AM
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