In our enthusiasm when booking we booked a triple kayak for 11:00 this morning. It was Fiona's idea that by booking things we would actually get up and do things other than just sitting about.
After a rushed breakfast we headed down to the lake making sure we were there the required 30 minutes early. It had been raining during the night but was dry when we left.
After a bit of confusion about the booking (the booking only had 2 names and the second one wasn't anyone we knew) we were told we would get wet so anything we wanted to keep dry got put into the locker, including the camera, so no action shots.
As the powerhouse of the group I had to get into the back. This meant stepping into the water and the sitting it the stern (already picking up those nautical terms). I had bought us all some water shoes - simple neoprene slip on shoes with rubber soles. For some reason I thought they would keep my feet warm. I was wrong. The water was freezing and about an inch deep in the kayak. Ciaran sat in front of me and Fiona at the front (the bow for those keeping score). After a push off we spent the next 45 minutes paddling on the lake. Really great fun but hard on the thighs and lower back. It rained a bit just short showers but didn't really affect anything.
We only realised just how wet we were once we finished and headed back to the cabin, by this time though it was raining quite heavy so who cares.
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| Fiona sporting the driest bottom of the three of us! |
