Monday, 1 August 2022 was "Saskatchewan Day" - a Stat Holiday in Saskatchewan and Amanda had the day off, so she suggested we go for a paddle.
Not really bicycling... but it is a Human Powered, outdoorsy endeavour and I'm not about to start another blog for pictures of our few kayaking trips... so.. Also we haul them to the rive with trailers that are designed to potentially be hooked up to bicycles... though we don't have that attachment and just walk them down...
Whatever...
attempted stow-away on my kayak as we were getting things out.
Down at the boat launch. They have a new deck down there. It is not awesome...
Out on the water, paddling past the water treatment plant.
Heading south - up river.
Amanda was thoroughly amused by a ducks butt as it was bobbing for food at a shallower point in the middle of the river.
Lots of mid-ever sandbars with gulls on them.
Some with a LOT of gulls on them.
The South Bridges. Gordie Howe traffic bridge and the Grand Trunk rail bridge.
Stopped for a break on the sand bars just south of the bridges.
Super loud train rolled by.
More Gulls
Heading back, I mostly stuck to the west bank of the river where there were loads of ducks sunning themselves on rocks.
Back to the dock and loading up to haul the kayaks home.
Amanda has some pretty grand ideas about a camping trip with these... I'm not so sure. we're both pretty sore from a short trip that didn't even get us OUT of the city limits. we'd have to do 2-3 times as far to get to anywhere that we might be able to camp... I think we'd need to be paddling more than we are now to get fit enough for that. Maybe if we started in JUNE and were paddling at least few times a week... then... MAYBE...
Maybe next year.
Of course, that's what we said LAST year...
