Another Day on the Water
Since our arrival at Nash Harbor we had been waiting for the day to go kayaking. The first couple weeks we weren’t able to due to some difficulties, but the day finally came when we got permission. You wouldn’t think it was the best weather for kayaking, cloudy and cold, but you get surprisingly hot in the dry suits that we wore. For those who don’t know about dry suits, they keep you completely dry with seals around the wrists and neck. We set out on the lake right next to camp and headed for the other end. These 2 seater kayaks get pretty tiring to man, because they are so much longer and heavier than singles. It didn’t help that every time we tried to accelerate we would turn into the wind. We had to change directions after every 50 yards or so. Daniel and I lost a lot of much needed energy because we were zig zagging our way up the lake. Upon arrival at our destination, we happily exited the kayak. It was a lot more tiring than I thought it would be. We sat next to the stream that flows into the lake resting. Then our writing professor ran by us and jumped into the chest-deep stream! We all looked at each other and then immediately followed our professor’s example. We continued jumping in trying different tricks until we couldn’t feel our hands and faces. These are the only parts exposed by the dry suits. They didn’t stay cold for long,however; we quickly warmed up on our trip back to camp. We got back to camp and put all our stuff away. We definitely agreed that this was the best day of the camp. -Kyle
