Last day of kayaking

Wednesday, November 5th
What a beautiful day - 19C! It was work day but I had some holidays that I needed to use up before the end of the year so I decided to take the afternoon off. At the lake launching point there wasn't a soul around. The entire lake was mine for the afternoon. What a change from those summer days of speeding power boats and fishing expeditions. The wind was up a bit and there was 1' waves but that didn't take anything from the day as I made my way up the lake. What a great feeling being out there alone, paddling in November, and loving every minute of it

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