{"id":2453,"date":"2022-08-03T08:32:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2022-08-08T10:39:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:39:02","slug":"on-the-lake-and-at-the-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/on-the-lake-and-at-the-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"On the lake and at the cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last night I had my longest paddle of the season so far. It was good to be alone in my boat and out in the harbour without much traffic, though I think a kneeling thwart would be a good idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I miss the bush and wild rivers, but I do not miss the long drives to get there for too little time. I really appreciate that I can walk or ride my bike to the lake and then go for a paddle or a sail, add another coat of varnish to the bright work of my boats, and enjoy the sunset over the city with a drink in my hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2361-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2361-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2361-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2361-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2361-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2361-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking a little time over coffee this morning to flip through the latest Paddling Magazine. Thank you to Scott and the contributors and crew who make it happen. A lovely moment in a challenging week. And a little paddling porn never hurt anyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-story wp-story\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The little birds at Sumach Espresso are very bold. They would be a real nuisance if they weren&#8217;t so small and cute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2463-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2463-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2463-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2463-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2463-scaled.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Easier to share with than the local raccoons. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I had my longest paddle of the season so far. It was good to be alone in my boat and out in the harbour without much traffic, though I think a kneeling thwart would be a good idea. I miss the bush and wild rivers, but I do not miss the long drives&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,17],"tags":[265,266],"class_list":["post-2453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffee","category-paddling-sailing","tag-paddleforever","tag-paddlingmag"],"pbg_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-scaled.jpg",1536,2048,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-225x300.jpg",225,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-768x1024.jpg",768,1024,true],"large":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-768x1024.jpg",768,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-1152x1536.jpg",1152,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-1536x2048.jpg",1536,2048,true],"neve-blog":["https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_2453-scaled.jpg",465,620,false]},"pbg_author_info":{"display_name":"kapn","author_link":"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/index.php\/author\/mm_admin\/","author_img":"<img alt='kapn' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8e479fb96fd31e31371683cb63c9cc986de5a9d7d1c8cebfd39f5b4560f260a?s=128&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8e479fb96fd31e31371683cb63c9cc986de5a9d7d1c8cebfd39f5b4560f260a?s=256&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>"},"pbg_comment_info":" No Comments","pbg_excerpt":"Last night I had my longest paddle of the season so far. It was good to be alone in my boat and out in the harbour without much traffic, though I think a kneeling thwart would be a good idea. 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