Adventures while kayaking
As the clouds covered what little moon there was, we sat floating in the darkness of night in the middle of the water when suddenly we heard it. CHUFF! Looking toward the sound, we heard it again, CHUFF! There in the distance, we saw then, glowing in this bioluminescent water – dolphins swimming toward us.
A little more that two months ago I had paddled the entire length of Lake Champlain and then the Champlain Canal. Until I reached the last of the locks in Troy, the Troy Federal Lock, I had gone through every lock on the canal alone. Today was different, very different. Today I was packed into the lock with two hundred kayakers and three boats. It was an amazing sight and an amazing opportunity.
The thing to remember with kayaks is that there are as many styles as there are uses. No one kayak will do it all so if you plan to kayak in every environment (lakes, rivers, large rivers, ocean) you will be getting a few kayaks yourself.
April 15, 2014 My family has lived on the shores of Lake St. Catherine for some 34 years though those years were mostly as Part Time Residents. In all those years, we have never witnessed the Freezing or Thawing of the Lake. We’d always arrive to a Frozen or Open body of water. This year,…
December 12, 2013 Lake St. Catherine – Poultney, VT Outside Temp 18* Windchill 13* Water Temp ??? (She’s icing up) What does one do for their 49th Birthday… I guess most people would go to work, perhaps take the day off and relax. Some go out at night and drink and/or dance the night away. I’m…