First kayak ride!
Mar. 6th, 2021 03:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nosrednaydujThe lake is half unfrozen, and it's the half that's next to our land, so kayaking was possible. Circumnavigated the open water, and at the downwind-most point, some junk had accumulated. This included a dead bird, and a kayak. The kayak was kind of waterlogged, and upside down. We couldn't flip it and keep it right side up, not sure why – we first thought it had to do with perhaps ice inside the kayak. Anyway, with two of us tied to the upside down kayak, we managed to drag it over to the shore. That was the real exercise! (We left the dead bird behind.)
Once at the shore, I could stand in the water (wearing my waders) and work more on getting water out of the kayak. Now it was stable right side up, and much easier to tow back to our shore. But still kind of full of water, and too heavy to lift. We were able to kind of roll it over (more water poured out), and then we worked for a while trying to figure out how to remove the last of the water, with eventual success. It is now up on our land next to the road where it will be convenient for the owner (or a thief) to retrieve. We've posted on the local Facebook group and also left a message with the police. If nobody comes and gets it, I guess will have another kayak for the summer.
Once at the shore, I could stand in the water (wearing my waders) and work more on getting water out of the kayak. Now it was stable right side up, and much easier to tow back to our shore. But still kind of full of water, and too heavy to lift. We were able to kind of roll it over (more water poured out), and then we worked for a while trying to figure out how to remove the last of the water, with eventual success. It is now up on our land next to the road where it will be convenient for the owner (or a thief) to retrieve. We've posted on the local Facebook group and also left a message with the police. If nobody comes and gets it, I guess will have another kayak for the summer.
