Four days, three paddles

Thursday on the Wishkah River. ebb tide. cool. The catch is good. Watching the ama while paddling. I break down the stroke to:

1. an initial phase, right after the catch, where the paddle blade is still not vertical & application of power raises the ama & boat (we hope). Some forward propulsion occurs here.
   
2. a second phase, where the blade has reached vertical & power propels the craft forward, and
   
3. the final phase, where power is rapidly reduced in preparation for exiting the blade and recovering for the next stroke.

Friday, a day for a walk up and down the hill 4-5 times.

Both Saturday and Sunday, another paddle up the Wishkah river. Flying with the tide some but still the boat seems a bit faster. All three river workouts using the 8.5" marathon canoe paddle.

Polson Museum. Scott Ridley spoke about some of historical high points in voyages of John Kendrick aboard the Columbia Rediviva and the Lady Washington.