Alameda Grand Street Marina

The end of Grand Street in Alameda is a convenient location to launch from the boat launch.  With the short rainy days in December, I need to take advantage of the opportunities between storm fronts for a bit of paddling.

Got out on the water just as the sun was coming up.  There were several crew boats already on the estuary between Oakland and Alameda.  Often, I have sailed here in Friday night sailboat races.  The estuary is one of the best long runs for paddling with shelter from the wind and waves on the bay.

I paddled over to Coast Guard Island and around the mark before heading back.  There was rain the day before and more rain coming so this was a great opportunity to get a few rays of sunshine.

One of the 4 person crew boats passing by the Coast Guard ships.

Picked up a few floating garbage items.  I've filled up many 5 Gal buckets of garbage from the estuary.  There are less floating plastic bags these days but more garbage from the runoff from homeless camps along the estuary in Oakland.

Here is a link to the picture album:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/poNk7MrkMun8einP9

SF Bay Water Trails Info:  http://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/estuary-park/ (Oakland Aquatic Center has a good launch location for the estuary on the Oakland side.)