How to beat yourself up in two days
We are preparing for a 9 day road trip to Oregon and we are taking along Kayaks for the first time. So just to sort things out we are doing some weekend trips to sort out the storage and use of the new toys and their companion gear. We have worked out loading and unloading the boats to and from the roof racks, Paddles fit behind the passenger seat in the crew cab, PFD's and paddling shoes hang/sit in the dry bath showers. The hardest thing to figure out is what to do with the wheeled scupper trollys. I can stow the frames under the rear seat but the four 10" high 4" wide tires mean I will have to rearrange some of the storage compartments.
So we went out an played and had a ball.
If I have to stay in a campground this one is my speed, only 18 sites and 1 through 6 have at least 100 feet between them
Dinner was good
a few drinks
cheap near beer for me
at dusk it had cooled off to 90 so we took a stroll with our furry kids
after 17 years we are still smiling.
After it had gotten good and dark I took the Kayak solo out onto the lake I had vhf radio contact with Ruth back at the camper. The milky way way was stunning but it was upstaged by a fireball that streaked burning orange across the night sky
Paddling out with Ruth in the morning we came upon a flock of Canadian Geese
http://youtu.be/reC7FbB-EsA
The paddling was fantastic
After 3 hours on the water we headed back in to the delight of our kids
We called it an early night and went back out onto the water at dawn
I think I paddled for 8 hours in two days and Ruth got in 4 hours. Next weekend is the final dress rehearsal. Sierra Crest, Boondocking, fully self contained to see what fits and what doesn't anything we need and what can be left behind. should be fun.
So we went out an played and had a ball.
If I have to stay in a campground this one is my speed, only 18 sites and 1 through 6 have at least 100 feet between them
Dinner was good
a few drinks
cheap near beer for me
at dusk it had cooled off to 90 so we took a stroll with our furry kids
after 17 years we are still smiling.
After it had gotten good and dark I took the Kayak solo out onto the lake I had vhf radio contact with Ruth back at the camper. The milky way way was stunning but it was upstaged by a fireball that streaked burning orange across the night sky
Paddling out with Ruth in the morning we came upon a flock of Canadian Geese
http://youtu.be/reC7FbB-EsA
The paddling was fantastic
After 3 hours on the water we headed back in to the delight of our kids
We called it an early night and went back out onto the water at dawn
I think I paddled for 8 hours in two days and Ruth got in 4 hours. Next weekend is the final dress rehearsal. Sierra Crest, Boondocking, fully self contained to see what fits and what doesn't anything we need and what can be left behind. should be fun.
