Eight paddlers made their way from the Drakes Bay Oyster Farm this morning to join two other guests from BASK to have lunch at the mouth of the Estero. Numerous sightings of Leopard sharks and bat rays in the morning with only a few seen in the afternoon. The shared lunch was spectacular but made getting back into our kayaks a little more difficult. Ray wore his pointy italian shoes on the paddle in case anyone needed to urgently open a bottle of wine. A light breeze, calm seas and a great group of people made the 12-mile paddle a very enjoyable day.
Bert (New member)
Drakes Estero
Drakes Estero is an expansive estuary in Marin County on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 25 miles (40 km) northwest of San Francisco.
Located at 
38.047°N 122.942°W, the estuary provides the main drainage for the Point Reyes peninsula. Seen from the air, Drakes Estero resembles a human hand, with Barries Bay, Creamery Bay, Schooner Bay, and Home Bay as the “fingers” and Limantour Bay as the thumb. The waters of the Estero flow into Drakes Bay between Drakes Beach and a narrow strip of land called Limantour Spit.
Drakes Estero is protected as part of the Point Reyes National Seashore.
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