Goin' Kayakin' today!

[Grant Lamontagne]

I am going to go a little farther than I did before, and I'll be starting out soon, and maybe gone for a while.  I'll post pictures when I get back.

The red arrow is where I start, the blue arrow is the farthest I've gone and the yellow arrow is my goal today.  I know it doesn't look like much, but it's an hour's worth of paddling to get to the blue arrow, and remember, I have to paddle back too!  I figure 4 hours should be a pretty good run....

Gotta get as much in as I can before the weather turns sour!

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That's a hell of a distance matey

I doubt your arm's will work by the time you get back ;D

[Grant Lamontagne]

Well, it was a washout today unfortunately.  I did get out, but I barely made it to the second lake before packing it in.  It took me three quarters of an hour to get to the big lake and back, something that should have only taken about twenty minutes.  The wind was much stronger than I anticipated, and the waves were pretty substantial as well.

Plus, my GPS batteries died halfway across the lake I start on, which isn't that important, but I do like to monitor my speed.  Then, when on the next lake, some twit in a powerboat dropped the hammer about 30 feet from me, making a wake that was higher than my kayak.  Fortunately I managed the 90 degree turn into the wake in time, or I would have capsized.  As it was, I was swamped pretty good.  Good thing I don't have SCUBA gear or I'd pay a little midnight, underwater visit to his boat some night soon as a thank you.

Then, when I got back to my end, the waves buffeted the boat so bad that I did capsize as I was trying to get home, which left me with lots of water in the boat, which I spent the next twenty minutes or so bailing out.

Still a damned fun day though!

Def

[I'm Still Bison]

Cool!!!!! Make the most of it ! This weekend starts the fall whitewater rafting season on the New and Gauley Rivers...if I can move and juggle a few things around,I'm going to give that a shot.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Whitewater huh?  I was almost doing that today!  There were more than a few whitecaps on my lake!

Good luck getting out- whitewater rafting is one of the best experiences available, and a damn site more intelligent than jumping out of a perfectly good airplane!

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I really, really envy the pair of you having access to lakes like that, I demand picture's ;D

[Grant Lamontagne]

I didn't get any pictures today unfortunately... I spend the whole time trying to fight the waves.

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I didn't get any pictures today unfortunately... I spend the whole time trying to fight the waves.

Def

It must really sap your morale comming up against the waves, at least when I'm cycling uphill I can see myself making progress, but with heavy wave's i'd guess station keeping's about as much as you can hope for

[Grant Lamontagne]

Yup- lots of times it seems like you aren't getting anywhere at all.  Luckily on my lake there are marker buoys for the races, so you can see that you are indeed making some progress, just not much!

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yup- lots of times it seems like you aren't getting anywhere at all.  Luckily on my lake there are marker buoys for the races, so you can see that you are indeed making some progress, just not much!

Def

I'd really love to do some kayaking, there's just something about making your own progress without an engine, even if it is knackering

[Grant Lamontagne]

Little to no progress today I'm afraid...

Lots of fun, but unfortunately you need to really pay attention to the weather conditions too.

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Little to no progress today I'm afraid...

Lots of fun, but unfortunately you need to really pay attention to the weather conditions too.

Def

Don't they do little sail's for kayak's, not much good into a head wind I know, but you'll get home quicker ;D

[Grant Lamontagne]

Some do, but they are designed for it.  If I tried to put a sail on mine I'd capsize!

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Some do, but they are designed for it.  If I tried to put a sail on mine I'd capsize!

Def

And you point is ;D

[Grant Lamontagne]

Not enough explosions!

Def