Kayaking: the most fun playground is not necessary on the ground
I received a piece of message from Stony Brook Outdoors Club(SBOC), calling for participation in Peconic River kayaking. I am interested in the sport and think my buddies from Shanghai may like to go, too. It turns out that I am right.
In two cars, six of us arrived at Peconic Padller. We had no trouble getting a rent, since the rental shop has over 700 kayak in stock.
The lauch was pretty chaotic. I was the last boat into the water. But barely had my entire boat left the river bank, I heard "help" from Jon. His kayak was toppled! With the help of life vest and his excellent swimming skill, Jon was able to gain balance again and grab the pier. But his glasses are forever gone(imagine some post-human creature may discover this gadget in the muddy bay, how exciting it is!). The think of rescuring his glasses came to my mind for a second, but the muddy riverbed made me quickly dismissed the idea. Jon was very calm and optimisic about the tragedy. And he is determined! Shortly after he changed his wet clothes, we were back in the water again.
The determination got paid off. The balmy weather was so lovely! And we raced in the bay together with beautiful yacht, ducks and even swans!
But just as I was fully enjoying the wonderful environment, I was hit by a small wave unprepared, and toppled!
So the old Chinese saying is never wrong: "Those who know how to swim are usually more prone to drown". I raced back and get changed. My loss is my cell phone, by which I planed to take pictures and send back to my BLog in real time. How lucky I am that I changed my mind, put my expensive Camera Gears in my car.
We paddled and moved further across Rt. 105 over our head. A small sandy beach appeared when we are a little bit tired. We stopped our boat on the beach and started to enjoy the early summer sunshine.
We began to return after we'd gotten enough tan (sun burn actuallly).
Everybody is excited and happy despite the grand loss of: one pair of glasses, one cell phone, some healthy skin and boredness.
