3/14 No fish LJ report

[Mr GreenJeans]

Launched with Yani this morning, hoping to get lucky, pop a cherry, or whatever. Did not hear of or see any of the right kind being caught. Oh well.

The waves were bigger than I have seen them for quite a while. But when I came back to shore (empty-handed), the tourists were launching just the same. About 100 yards off shore, I came across one girl who had rolled her rental kayak and couldn't get back in. I pulled her into her yak, while a friend braced her feet. Then we both steadied her boat while she got herself situated.

I made a dry landing (it was all about the timing), but tourists were dumping right and left. Then I noticed a bunch of little girls were launching, 2 by 2. The guys/gals running the kayak concession were wading out to chest-deep water to keep them upright while they pushed them through the waves. I watched one pair immediately roll in the very next wave right after they received the final push off.

A concerned looking adult was standing near by, so I asked if she knew what was going on with all the little girls. She said it was a pack of girl scouts. I'm not sure of the age range for girl scouts, but some of those girls looked pretty darn small. Maybe there were some younger sisters mixed into the pack or something.

I stopped by the life guard tower/building on the way back to the parking lot. I asked if they could spare a life guard to keep an eye on the boat launch because I thought the situation could get serious. He thanked me for my concern, but I left with the impression that they had their hands full watching the swim and surf areas.

Hope I don't read any bad news in the paper tomorrow.

David