A return to rowing with WivGigs on Sunday morning. It’s been a while. Time and tide have kept me away. I had the early, early Sunday morning work shift back at base. The 7am launch time for the Sunday Social fitted in perfectly.
The Estuary Wilds were deadly still shortly after 7am as we launched Varuna. The club had two boats out, making the most of the favourable light and tide.
We headed upstream towards Rowhedge. The reflections in the water of the Quayside houses were spectacular. The images were so clear and sharp that it looked liked a magical kingdom below the water.
Instructions were given by the cox to turn around once we had passed Windy Corner. We got our heads down, and made some steady progress rowing back downstream. The water became a little choppy as we entered the estuary.
Riverside traffic also increased. Two other local clubs were out on the water, as well as some lone kayakers and a couple of yachts. We got to witness a kite up above - and not the wind powered variety, either.
A decent start to the day.
