Carts are sold, J racks still available.

Thanks, everybody. I feel well-equipped now to go out and buy a pair of binoculars. I'm more likely to use them when hiking after landing somewhere. I'll make my buying choice based on that. 

On October 19th, nine of us ventured out to explore the mid and southern areas of the Annisquam River.  The conditions were perfect: light winds, temps in low 60s, sunny, with light boat traffic.  The Annisquam water temp was 58F.  Our group consisted of Jody H, Janice C, Karen G, Diane W, David F, Doug S, Sue H, and  Britta M (who co-lead the trip with me).  We launched from Corliss Landing, near Wheeler's Point in Gloucester, with an incoming tide.  Heading south we passed under the impressive Abram Piatt Andrew Bridge (aka the RT 128 bridge) then rounded the corner into the Little River salt marsh area.  The river narrowed and terminated at RT 133, near a small convenient store in West Gloucester.  Traveling along the opposite shore we continued south to the new railroad bridge.  The bridge has a new design that provides a 10 foot wide passage for small vessels, completely protected from the main channel and larger boat traffic. Once beyond the bridge we had lunch on the river bank near Gloucester High School.  Several folks took a short walk over to see the Blynman Canal and watch the boats navigating the current.  After our break we headed north and eventually crossed over into the salt marshes of the Jones River.  As we passed the Long Wharf/Jones River launch we could see that the parking lot had been partially submerged from the recent high tide (a Spring tide); it's important to park in the higher areas of the lot if the tide is coming in.  After circumnavigating Pearce Island, we were rewarded by four Great Blue Herons flying across our path from a nearby island.  Other sightings included a red tail hawk, snowy egrets, a possible bald eagle (vs an osprey), and various ducks.  Our mileage was just shy of 9 nm.  Thanks to Diane for sharing her photos and to the entire group for the warm camaraderie and great fun!      

I agree with Christopher that 6x30 is the sweet spot for use in a kayak. However, I prefer my Brunton Eterna monocular for this, but sadly they haven't made the 6x30 for several years. They don't offer anything useful anymore.

Beautiful!