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Kayaking



My grandson is so special to me.  He still likes to hang out with his old granny.  He is also the only one who agreed to go kayaking with me last weekend.  I LOVE kayaking.

We went to Lake St. Catherine in Poultney/Wells, VT.  It is 13 miles from my daughter's house, traveling up into the Taconic Mountain range along twisting rural roads.  The kind of ride that prompts repeated questioning, "Grandma, are you sure this is the right way?"

I also love the GPS in my Ford C-Max.  We got there with no problem and I think Dane trust the GPS more than he trusts my sense of direction.  Smart kid.

We rented kayaks at the state park and paddled around the lake to the south of the state park beach area.

Kind of  cliffy lake



 We also spent some time swimming and had some light snacks before setting out once again for the northern section of the lake. The water was calmer there.  There were stretches of unpopulated shore line too.  That's the kind of peaceful kayaking I like to do.

The northern part of the lake was much more quiet.

Dane was quite a ways away from me, but I could hear him singing to himself as he paddled along.  Hw as in the yellow and green kayak and I was in the red one.  He tended to paddle a bit faster than me so it was hard to get a picture.  He liked the peacefulness of the second leg of the trip as well.  For some reason that just warmed my heart.




Comments

  1. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)August 15, 2018 at 8:38 AM

    What a wonderful day. I love this lake. First of all I have never met anyone who even knows where Lake St Catherine is so this was exciting. I spent my childhood and early 20's there ALL the time. Learned to water ski there. :-) My ex in-laws have a big home on a hill there. (I think it's the northern part) They also have a smaller home/camp there where we went every summer, every thanksgiving and any chance we got. Ah, memories of my youth. Thank you Olga. :-)

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  2. Arkansas PattiAugust 15, 2018 at 11:29 AM

    Oh how I miss kayaking and had to sell mine a few years ago. I wracked my shoulder and it just became too painful. Sigh. Enjoy while you can.

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  3. gigihawaiiAugust 17, 2018 at 2:01 PM

    I kayaked only once in my life. It was in a bay off Molokai. Got sunburned badly.

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  4. SextantAugust 18, 2018 at 5:36 PM

    What a beautiful lake, and Dane is really a neat kid. He kind of strikes me as having a very Mature to Old Soul (or maybe he just has a great role model). Enjoy the lad while you can. Even Old Souls go a little crazy when the testosterone poisoning starts.

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