Poter Pond - July 24, 2019

Fishing boat leaving Galilee

It was another cloudy morning, so I decided to stay close to home and paddle down to Potter Pond. Potter Pond is connected by a tidal inlet to Point Judith Pond at Snug Harbor. To the south are the sand flats and barrier beaches along the East Matunuck State Beach and Matunuck Beach. To the north are woodlands surrounding a deep kettle pond left by a retreating glacier.  

I paddled down the west side of Great Island into the Port of Galilee and sat at the top of the Breachway to watch the boats come and go before crossing over to Snug Harbor at the Snug Harbor Light. It was low tide, so I couldn’t paddle into the sand flats along the inlet, but I could see the beach house at East Matunuck.

Oyster farm near Matunuck

With an outgoing tide, there was good current under the bridge at the Matunuck Oyster Bar on Succotash Road. Once in Potter Pond I stayed in the southern end and paddled down to Segar and Seaweed Coves. An oyster farm takes up a large part of the southern end of the pond, and residents are now fighting the issuance of additional leases - I can see why.  

The wind picked up on Point Judith Pond as I paddled back to the cottage – it was a bit of a slog.

Sand flats on the Inlet

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