AMC Paddle - Sakonet River

Here's a paddle I would love to do sometime when interstate travel restrictions become relaxed.

On a Saturday morning, I would head down to the Sakonet River in Rhode Island.  The trip would start in Middletown and cross the river to Little Compton.  This body of water is a river in name only, because it is much more open water sea kayaking.  We need a good leader for this trip, someone who I enjoy paddling with from the AMC Narragansett Chapter.  I'll just have to make sure I get to the Third Beach parking lot at the end of the road.  Hopefully it will be a beautiful blue sky day.

We might not have calm seas with winds upwards of 15kts.

But there might be some cool rock formations right along the shore line.

After almost 2.5hrs and paddling all the way across the river (2.4mi), we should take a lunch break. 

Hopefully the beach has some sand and isn't all rocks.

I'm betting they'll be some impressive houses with stunning views of the river along the banks.

It's even possible we'll run into some "red tide" as we labor through the waves back to our put in.

Taking a straight-line across the river on the way back will only be a distance of 1.75 miles.  It would be a pleasant surprise if the waters calm down a little, but tiring when the wind picks up again.  I would expect the total distance for a trip like this to be about 8.15 miles being done in 4:18.  The company will make it a very enjoyable adventure.

Well, maybe someday.