Skookum sea kayak smorgasbord
Amid the few hours of fleeting mid-day surf mayhem, there’s a few folks who miss roll attempts in the lengthy rapid of mixed waves and gaping whirlpools to take “the tour” out of their boats. I won’t name names, but let’s just say that cranking and torque-ing huge boats with huge paddles around for hours and then partaking in the channel tour is another great way to work up an appetite.
Which brings us back to the $20 hamburger at the Backeddy Pub & Marina. The price makes sense once you grasp the mass of this item, roughly the size of a child’s head. The bun alone probably takes four eggs to make. Tim the bartender claims the record stands at 4 minutes, 29 seconds, but I know this is a marathon, not a sprint. Gonski and I are the only two that limp to the finish.
Although far removed from my competitive eating days, Gonski grabs a leg up upon polishing off fries and dessert as well. But there are no winners in the gluttonfest as the surf and food frenzy floors the crew for early siestas — not even enough energy for Mark Hall’s curry casserole, Dutch-oven fiesta.
On the return, we get our first direct sunshine in 2 ½ days and it stings. According to the Egmont locals, this is what their “Indian Summer,” must feel like. Racing to make the early ferry, it’s only paddle-sore shoulders and focus to ensure it’s not a Skookum-up-chuck Burger. We miss the ferry, but with a few choice carpool lanes and a pack of duty-free Cheese Pleesers at the border, we barely make the flight out of the Northwestern cloud and back to the California coast, our group of Skookum-newbies earning a new collective respect for human digestive capacity and sea-kayak mission potential.
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