A Little Less Talk, A Lot More 'Yak-tion.: All Good Things Must Come To....A Beginning!

It's that time of year when intrepid kayakers become intrepid teachers again. Though the thought was hard for me to bear at first, I have adjusted to it. Especially since I got a great ride last Saturday.
I finally got to go to Long Pond, which I have been trying to get to for awhile now. It was choppy (again! It's like that pond gets wind when nowhere else does), but I figured out how to make it a good time. I paddled out into the waves, turned around, and rode them back in. Good times. Like my sister, M, said: "You didn't even have to go to the fair!" And that was pretty much the entire ride.
Well, I didn't just bob around the WHOLE time. I paddled around and check out some cool looking rocks and ducks, too. But, for some reason, those waves pushing me into shore was just what I needed. The rocking, the rolling, the wind; all perfect stress relievers that I desperately needed!
The Rhythm isn't going into hibernation yet! I intend to go as far into October as the weather will allow. Of course, rides will be getting fewer and farther between the more my duties as a teacher and student demand more and more of me, but I figure, why quit cold turkey? Ease out this year, dive in next....