• 06:29 - Seadrift

It took me probably about two hours to reach the bay which met me with tall waves. I landed and spend some time together with other boats waiting for the bay to calm down. Mosquitos, ants, a herd of wild boars charging through a swamp. That place wasn't inviting for a longer stay. The boats started to leave one after another.

I started to cross the bay about 03:20. I paddled for one and half hour against waves which were getting taller and taller before I reached a tip of the peninsula separating Guadelupe Bay from Victoria barge canal. I wasn't sure if my old spray deck would survive that passage. I ended up using my electric bilge pump together with a foot pump all time.

I spend half hour or so resting at the shore in the company of mosquitos. With the first signs of sunrise I started to paddle the last two miles to the finish. My boat behaved better in a confused chop than I expected. I should remember that from my first safari.

After my finish, Connie drove me to a motel in Port Lavaca. I had a shower and two hours of sleep before it was time to drive back to Seadrift for the award ceremony and lunch. Then, back to Port Lavaca, I slept another 11 hours in a row skipping a dinner.