Snow

This evening I visited the Dalldorfs where they were camping at Lake Elmo. Of course the new Kayak went with and Troy had his tandem there as well.

They were four families from their church camping together and while another family looked after the Dalldorf girls, the three of us went paddling on the lake! Well, at last we can take photographs of each other in the kayaks.

My new kayak behaved very well in fairly high waves caused by powerboats – very stable!

At last my big dream has come true – My Own Kayak! I bought the kayak on Sunday.

It is a America Angler 11.0 by Islander. It weighs 45 pounds and can carry up to 450 pounds – only 11 feet long.

It still taxes me to put it on the minivan roof or take it off – but this evening I took her to a lake all by myself. I went to Fish Lake in Eagan and rowed the length of the lake. The kayak performed very well, despite a fairly strong breeze that was blowing! I am also pleased with its stability.
How very nice it was to see the front bow of the kayak (up to now I have always bee in the rear of a tandem kayak with my friend Troy).