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| Heading up the Upper Pond |
It was a 12-mile day for me – 2-miles from the cottage to Marina Park, 8-miles for the trip from Marina Park down to Galilee and back, and 2-miles from Marina Park back to the cottage. Still, it was a great day for my annual RICKA Point Judith Pond paddle.
Point Judith Pond, or the Great Salt Pond, is located along the border of Narragansett and South Kingstown, and is the second largest of the Rhode Island’s South County salt ponds. It is a shallow, four-mile long pond located behind the barrier beaches and sand dunes that form Point Judith. The pond is 20 miles around with many pretty islands and coves to explore.
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| Through the Narrows |
I woke up at 5:00 to wind and torrential rain, but fortunately the storm blew over quickly. My family needed my car for the beach, so I paddled up to the put-in at the Marina Park on the Upper Pond. By the time we launched the weather was beautiful with sunny skies and a slight wind from the south.
We had 9 boats – all kayaks. We headed out into the Upper Pond from Marina Park, paddled through the Narrows and out into Congdon Cove in Point Judith Pond. From there, we headed down to Gardner Island where we crossed the boat channel and crossed the pond over to Jonathan Island.
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| Crossing to Dog Beach |
With a wind from the south decided to paddle down the east side of Great Island into Galilee. We paddled across the top of Galilee and took a break for lunch at Dog Beach between Jerusalem and Snug Harbor. It was a little nerve-racking crossing the busy boat channel but we finally made it.
Since the wind was blowing from the south we crossed the boat channel again and returned up the west side of Great Island. With the wind to our backs, the return trip went much faster. Between the wind and the boats traffic there was a lot of choppy water at the top of the pond, but everyone did great.
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| The crew at Dog Beach |
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