The Red Brick Times

Ray and I went kayaking on the Huron River yesterday. We put in by Mason Rd. and went upriver to just short of the turnpike bridge. There was almost no visible current but I figure, "hey, goin' up river has to be more effort than goin' down, so we can paddle 'til we're pooped then coast back". Wrong. I didn't really notice it but the wind was at our backs at first giving us a push. Going back into it required a lot more paddling. I'd never realized how much a kayak is affected by even a small (but steady) breeze.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day and, freckle faced boys that we are, we both got cooked. Sunscreen? We don't need no stinkin' sunscreen! Yeah, right. I had some with me too but didn't think of it until we were on the river (it was in the car). Fish were spawning like crazy on both banks and it was fun to be so close to them while they splashed like that.

For the most part the Huron River is farmland for as far as the eye can see. We were deep onto a friend's farm property so when we got back Niki got the walk of her dreams. There are so few places I can let her go off leash around here that, when I can let her romp that way, it always makes me feel good.
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