Shoeless
March 14th, 2011, 07:42
After days of rain, I finally got my new boat into the water. From the second I got off shore and floating in the open I knew I had a good stable ride. I have a Wilderness Pamlico 120 with a Carlisle Day Tripper paddle. Since this is my first “sit inside” kayak and only my second trip in a kayak I was concerned. My partner for the trip had to cancel at the last minute because of work so I was on my own.
After playing around close to shore to get the feel of the boat, I headed off to explore. Wow what a feeling! During the summer, we spend most of our time on our pontoon boat on Lake Anna in Virginia. Even though I was in the same cove I always go to, the kayak gave me a chance to get into the shallows that I could never get to before. I found places that I had only seen on the map before. I did a total of 4.5 miles in 1hr 17min. I covered flat shallow water, deep open water, cross winds and even took on a few wakes from other power boats.
This is going to be so much fun……………..
After playing around close to shore to get the feel of the boat, I headed off to explore. Wow what a feeling! During the summer, we spend most of our time on our pontoon boat on Lake Anna in Virginia. Even though I was in the same cove I always go to, the kayak gave me a chance to get into the shallows that I could never get to before. I found places that I had only seen on the map before. I did a total of 4.5 miles in 1hr 17min. I covered flat shallow water, deep open water, cross winds and even took on a few wakes from other power boats.
This is going to be so much fun……………..