First time kayaking

Originally posted on June 25th, 2007

Kayaking????

OMG, over the weekend I went kayaking for the first time. I met some friends and borrowed a 'yak and off we went. How cool was that??? I was a first-timer and this guy who went with us, Chris had never done a 'yak but had been in canoes before. We decided to do a three hour trip over easy to moderate terrain to take it easy on us 'new' guys. Well, it wasn't what we expected! Even the seasoned kayakers realized we were in over our head. We had beaver dams and fallen trees and whitewater. I tipped twice and lost my GPS'r but it was SO much fun. Our three hour trip took us about seven hours. Afterwards we were supposed to meet the rest of our club at the Pic (the best wing place in South Jersey) at 2:30, but it was almost 7 by the time we got there. Thank God Chris called his wife and she brought me some dry sweats and a t-shirt because I was soaked and my legs were SO sunburned! She said she always loans her clothes to the "other woman" in her husbands life, but the joke was on Chris when he saw it was his sweats she brought! I am mending nicely, but the sisters want me to go again next weekend - I am not sure if I can or not, but it is thought. The next trip is supposed to be easier, maybe I won't go into the drink! We did 10 miles this last one, It might be a little while before I am ready for another 10