My View of Life on the Dock
Click here to see exactly where Will and Mike are which as of 6AM Saturday is crossing over from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to New York!
Update: Crossed state line into New York at 6:31 AM and are heading to the New York Kayak Company on Pier 40 in lower Manhattan.
The epic adventure continues, Will Rich (grew up in Bayview) and Mike Simpson are now paddleboarding from Key West, Florida, to Portland, Maine to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project and SUP Cleanup.
They have now made it across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. I’ve crossed this bridge, tunnel, bridge, in the safety of my car and wondered how someone was going to paddleboard it. Maybe go around and do the coastline of the bay? Nope, read here in their blog how they made it across. (Took two tries.)
Googlemap that bridge then imagine being out there with the wind suddenly coming up 25 knots from the east and eight foot swells appear. Nice shallow water for big waves to pop right up. Gives me the willies reading it while sitting on my couch but Will and Rich took it all very calmly.
Still easily on track for July 4th arrival in Gloucester.
Will Rich (grew up in Bayview) and Mike Simpson are now paddleboarding from Key West, Florida, to Portland, Maine to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project and SUP Cleanup.
Their onboard GPS system sends out a tweet every once and a while. That is how I know they have taken the turn at Cape Fear, North Carolina. That is about halfway to Gloucester if you start in Key West. Click on the links below to hook up and watch their process as they move up the coast towards us. They’ll be in Gloucester around 4th of July!
Carol Mondello forwarded the link to this video.
Thanks Carol!
Will Rich (grew up in Bayview) and Mike Simpson are now paddleboarding from Key West, Florida, to Portland, Maine to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project and SUP Cleanup.
Check out where they are using with the onboard GPS Spotting System.
Click on the links below to hook up and watch their process as they move up the coast towards us. They’ll be in Gloucester around 4th of July!
Will Rich and Mike Simpson are gearing up with Mimi Whitmarsh trailing in a vehicle to SUP The Coast on March First.
What’s SUP you ask? That would be “Stand Up Paddle” from Key West to Portland Maine. Read Part I here to catch up.
Volunteers: they need people who live close to the east coast to send in the GPS coordinates of their closest beach and a phone number. If the timing is right you can have the pleasure of their company for one night for a trade of a hot shower. Will has his sister in Magnolia and friends on Cape Ann but send in those coordinates. If you have friends retired down south send them a link to this inspiring story.
2,200 miles. Don’t you want to be one of the 110 new friends they acquire on this trip and maybe listen to a story or two?
Barely a month left. Much more to come as they fire this up, get ready to go.
SUP the Coast website
Good Morning Gloucester 