{"id":3996,"date":"2016-09-10T22:48:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T02:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/get-the-nack.org\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2016-09-10T22:48:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T02:48:42","slug":"the-10th-annual-lighthouse-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/get-the-nack.org\/?p=3996","title":{"rendered":"The 10th Annual Lighthouse Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

…Over in Huntington Bay was just held this past weekend.\u00a0 Only three of us turned up Friday nite for the kickoff \u2018Go to Bed With The Dead\u2019 themed evening.\u00a0 With a live Grateful Dead cover band taking the stage on the lighthouse<\/em><\/span> after a DJ set the sun down for us,<\/a><\/span> it was a real treat. (that was actual video btw, no soundtrack added\/enhanced) An amazingly perfect summer nite. With neither hide nor hair of Hermine to be found we were awed by an unbelievably spectacular sunset & an incredibly tranquil & relaxing scene to kick off the 3 day holiday weekend.<\/p>\n

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Power boats were mostly all safe & secured at anchor & the only boat \u2018traffic\u2019 was the official lighthouse launch boat ferrying people back & forth from the dock back at Goldstar Beach. With a good amount of stars out over our heads & a cool lightshow illuminating the entire lighthouse, this was a once a year opportunity. \u00a0So all I can say is don\u2019t miss out next year! This one was truly a beautiful calm-before-the-storm evening that we enjoyed \u2018til like 10pm<\/p>\n

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\nSo after all the hype & weekend storm-tastropy warnings, what passed for \u2018a storm\u2019actually did show up 12 hours later as we combined forces with the LIKE Meetup group with high hopes of a full day of music, bbq-ing & just general agenda-free paddling around on the bay.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the trip was pretty short lived & our BBQ plans were scuttled & eventually shuttled over to a Western Suffolk cul-de-sac inland.<\/p>\n

Strong & steady winds out of the East had created conditions out in the bay that were beyond the skills of some in the group. There were even good sized sailboats & powerboats coming back in cautioning us about the 2foot+ swell out at the lighthouse.<\/p>\n

So, between the nonstop boat traffic in & out of the harbor and the string of rocks we would have had to navigate around to get to<\/em> the old lighthouse ruins (only to then<\/em> have to paddle back straight into the wind, waves & powerboat gauntlet to return back later), the trip pretty much came to an abrupt halt as we tried to figure on a plan \u2018B\u2019<\/p>\n

We ended up paddling to the end of the channel inlet, just past the osprey pair living atop the day marker. \u00a0Took a look around & tried to hear some little bit of music just to say we were there & then doubled back & headed west to the harbor end at Puppy Cove & the millpond beyond.<\/p>\n

As we had an incoming tide it was interesting to see the water overfalling into the pond.<\/em> As every time I\u2019ve ever been here it\u2019s always been flowing out the other way<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t really do too much here besides introduce some of the new folks to this end of the harbor. Chris tried a few rolls<\/a><\/span> and then just as we were about to leave I ended up temporarily surrendering my all-important point & shoot camera to the murky 10 foot depths! \u00a0(lanyard on camera end had come loose & as I was pulling it out of my PFD I felt myself holding onto an empty ended camera strap just as I heard a distinctive \u2018plunk\u2019 from the water to my right. Ugh.<\/p>\n

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With water completely over my head there was no way to even attempt a retrieval. So we all headed back to our respective launches at Goldstar or Mill Dam & regrouped for that private suburban BBQ. I\u2019m pretty sure the marshmallows we toasted over the propane grill turned out way better than any we might have made in the wind & sand had we stayed & tried to charcoal a hibachi in a 20mph crosswind!<\/p>\n

Was sure nice sitting around & socializing like civilized folk around a real table<\/em> for a change instead of the usual makeshift driftwood seating we invariably end up on while paddling. I\u2019m looking forward to our picnic on the 25th<\/sup> for more of that actual sit-down dining!<\/p>\n

Oh. & PS:\u00a0 I slept through Sunday\u2019s low tide but an early morning Labor Day low tide salvage mission turned out to be a great success. With swim fins & goggles & a sit on top Hobie anchored nearby I came up big<\/em>, -miraculously finding that\u00a0camera in the black muddy bottom of Puppy Cove. So a thank you here to Chris for the moral support in that effort!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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