Maligiaq Here In Bellingham

Stopped off at Lake Padden today to see a rolling demo by Maligiaq Padilla.  I took a class from him last year and was totally impressed with how humble he is.  An absolutely amazing paddler!  I could not believe more people didn’t show up.  The demo was pretty quick though as the water was very cold.  Maligiaq said the water here is colder than it is in Greenland.  Now I doubt that, but it was cold.

Maligiaq did this roll where he held his hands against his face the entire time as he rolled up.  I figured this must be to help prevent the ice cream headache feeling from the cold water.