Task 94 - Kayaking the Ct River (Essex,CT)

Task 94 - Kayak 6 new places (1/6)

Location: Connecticut River (South Cove, Essex,CT)

Distance: 2.09 Miles
Time:       0.53:17


Dan and I decided after breakfast that we would like to Kayak along the Connecticut River in Essex. The scenery is amazing with the marina's and all the power and sail boats. The Connecticut River makes a sharp turn in Essex and as a result the river created South Cove which provides a great place for boaters like me to stop to Kayak and enjoy the natural beauty of the shoreline it has carved.

We started our kayaking trip at the end of Main Street at the Essex Town Dock. They have a great launch ramp here that is great for canoe's and kayak's as well as for  jet Ski's and power boat's. Once we were in the water we paddled along the shoreline past a few of the marina's which had a few seriously large yacht's docked. The Lucky Seven was at the end and it was really a beauty.

We then entered South Cove with Thatchbed Island on our left and the main land on our right. South Cove is a quiet well protected cove. The houses along this stretch of the river vary greatly from the classic New England styles to the far more contemporary homes. It also was home to a variety of wildlife. We saw snowy egrets, swan's and comorants nesting and swiming around the uninhabited Thatchbed Island.

As we rounded the cove and along the front of Thatchbed Island we encountered a small boat with a fisherman hoping to catch some local seafood. He hadn't caught anything yet and I doubt he did.

As we approached the marina's again we went a little farther out and relaxing amungst the many sailboat's morred in the river before returning to the launch ramp.

Parking was pretty easy considering it was a beautiful weekend. I think it is mainly because there isnt too much to be found in the way of shops at this end of Main Street. Next time I am going to go the other way and explore North Cove and the Fall's River that flows into it.