In spite of sore throats and stuffy noses, the Johanson clan ventured out on the Yakima River for a four hour paddle on Sunday. Clint and Tamzin rode Clint's canoe. Shelby and Rhiannon got to test out two ancient kayaks that Clint rescued this winter from a neighbor who was going to throw them away. Clint did a little fiberglass repair on Saturday, and they were watertight and good to go!
Gillian and I took to the water in the new tandem kayak Clint decided we had to have to go along with the other two. But that's another story.
We had a blast!!! My arms were sore after about 15 minutes, and they never really stopped hurting, as we were paddling continuously. But it sure is fun!!
The wind was blowing briskly against the current the whole way, so instead of being able to just let the current take us where we wanted to go, we had to work at it! We parked one vehicle where we thought we would be able to float to, so we couldn't just stop early. Rhiannon kept mentioning that her arms were tired, but she was a trooper and made it the whole way.
It's so neat to see the landscape from this view. The sights and sounds are so calming. We saw two grey herons and lots of ducks. Clint had time to stop and fish. Tamzin caught one, but they threw it back.
And the only one who fell in the water was Munchkin!
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