Day 3 on the bike, part deux

Part Deux 
Donning the rain jackets
Should we put on pants too?
and ... the booties.
 the drying 
nice beach!
we got out for an hour and a half paddle in a sweet Old Town Penobscot 164! (Not pictured) 

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