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| Our cottage on Horseshoe Point |
On one of the paddling message boards that I follow, I am constantly telling people to get the right boat for the conditions. This morning I did just that. It was the first morning of my summer vacation at Point Judith Pond, and I went out for the traditional paddle around Great Island. A strong wind was blowing from the southwest. It would have been a slog in my canoe, but in my sea kayak it was easy.
Point Judith Pond, or the Great Salt Pond, is the second largest of Rhode Island’s South County salt ponds. Separated in the south behind sand dunes and barrier beaches, Point Judith Pond is connected to the ocean through the Breachway at Galilee.
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| Ferry heading out the Breachway |
Great Island is one of three large islands on the pond - the other two are Harbor Island and Ram Island. Great Island is about 2-miles long and 1/2-mile wide, and full of summer cottages. I paddled down around Frank’s Neck before heading into Bluff Hill Cove and paddling under the bridge into Galilee.
The fishing village of Galilee was developed in 1935 when the State of Rhode Island dredged out a harbor suitable for commercial fishing vessels. I paddled down into the harbor to snap a few pictures of boats going through the Beachway before heading back up the west side of the island to the cottage.
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| Glad that I had the sea kayak today |
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