Tides

I have uploaded a picture of my new kayak. I've wanted one for quite awhile. I'm looking forward to exploring the marsh right around home. I've asked several people about the tides and how to predict when the tide will be right for paddling around. I've been told that the tide at the creek near our house is normally an hour later than the time that the chart lists for Charleston.

My only experience so far was one of those learning experiences. It was a good experience because Lillian and the boys and I got to spend some time talking with the woman whose dock we were planning to begin our float from. The plan was to float on inner tubes down the creek back to our house. We had done this with a group earlier in the week and enjoyed it immensely. We thought it would be a fun thing to do as a family. We were expecting the tide to be going out when we got to her house. It was coming in and so we waited for the tide to turn. We waited almost an hour and it was still coming in. We will definitely try again.

With the kayak it will be possible, if I plan it right, to use the tide to go out and then come back to the same place. Of course adventure awaits because predicting the tides is not an exact science. Variables like wind and the depth of the previous high tide can change the times significantly. I'll let you know how it goes.