Its summer here in Cape Town, the sun shines almost every day leaving the temperature at about 30 degrees Celsius. Unfortunately this time of the year is renowned for another formidable kayaking foe, The South Easter. This relentless wind has been dubbed the Cape Doctor due to its ability to give Cape Town a thorough pneumatic enema. Great for removing smog from the Cape skies but not so great for sea kayakers. The Cape Doctor has been blowing for more than a month now, with only a few lulls in its otherwise average 20 knot speed. The wind is so well known and reliable that going to the beach is cosmopolitan wind surfing and kite surfing experience with "Ja, dies ist gut", "Questo รจ buono", "Dit is een goede zaak" etc, etc. But still no hope for the sea kayakers. That is why we have hardly had the opportunity to paddle our new boats and at this stage withdrawal is getting rather unpleasant. Pretty much like a fish on land gasping at the air in a futile hope to fill its gills with much needed H20.
