By Johna Till Johnson
This is a short post and no photos—we are on our fourth day of what we anticipate will be an 11-day kayak circumnavigation of Long Island.
It’s been amazing thus far. Perfect weather, just enough conditions to keep us interested—and miles of marshes and white sandy beaches.
Currently we’re about 90 miles from our starting point at Pier 40 in lower Manhattan, in a tent on a nameless island in Shinnecock Bay that we’re calling Barking Seagull Island. This is our fourth night of guerilla wilderness camping—incredible that we can do it so near New York City.
Tomorrow we head out for a 30 mile stretch in the Atlantic as we paddle up to, and hopefully around, Montauk Point. We probably won’t be able to land due to the surf, so it will be a long day!
More soon—and full details (and photos) when we’re back at our computers…
Vladimir Brezina (RIP) 
Johna Till Johnson
Wind Against Current 
Wow, you guys are nutty, in the very best sense of the word! I love it, and cannot wait to see the photos of your adventure! xxx Ailsa
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We took along plenty of fruits and nuts…
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Hahaha ;)
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Oh! The wonders of modern technology! Buen viaje! Z
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You should picture us in a cramped tent on a remote beach, trying to sort out, in the dark, a tangle of cables and adaptors, all with different incompatible connectors, desperately trying to keep the electronics dry while a storm is raging outside and water is dripping from the tent roof…
In general, electronics did not do so well on this trip… more about that later!
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“…and not, when it came my time to die, find I had not lived.” (Thoreau) For sure, you both are living! Z
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A very apt quote :-) It’s about something like that…
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More strength to your arms.;) Look forward to the photos.
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A more powerful torso rotation, you mean ;-)
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Enjoy!
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Thanks! We sure did!
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Hope you have a wonderful trip and it doesn’t get too hot for you. I was at Pier 40 last Thursday night.
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Heat was not a problem except for a windless hour here and there. But we listened on the radio to reports of the heat wave engulfing NYC behind us…
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great to get an update! be safe and soak up the wild places into your salty blood
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It was wild and beautiful! Detailed reports forthcoming…
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bravo!! happy paddling.
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Thanks, Will!
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I grew up on Long Island but would never have thought of kayaking around it. Bon voyage.
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
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Thanks, Steve! We got back yesterday, and we did indeed have a bon voyage! It made us appreciate Long Island in a new way… Details and photos to come!
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