Paddle Board

Every year or two friends invite us out on Owasco lake on their pontoon/ party boat.  This year they said they had "new toys" to try out, a paddle-board and a kayak.  It was a beautiful day to be out on the lake.

I decided to give the paddle boat a try.   It is a larger version of a surf board, only instead of riding the ocean waves,  you paddle you way around the lake, standing up, ideally.   I thought the hardest part would be just getting up onto the board.  I managed to do that.  You can paddle on your knees, or even sitting on the board.  But pretty soon,  to soon, I, got myself in a standing position.   I stood up on the board long before I had the feel for the way the board and the water interacted, much less how the board acted with a person on top of it.   Predictably, I soon took an ugly, awkward tumble, falling forward of all things, landing on my chest and then into the water.   Fortunately, I assured everyone, I was just fine, and went on to paddle on my knees and/or sitting.

This evening, I must confess,  I am feeling the consequences of that fall.  I don't know exactly what the pain means......a bruised sternum,  a cracked rib?   But clearly, now I can feel it for sure!  Thankfully, I managed to be fine until I got home!

Susie Gliding Along

Susie and Wayne go out every day, so they are pros.   In the picture you can see how it is supposed to be done.

All in all, it was a wonderful day.  First we had a picnic lunch.    I enjoyed being in the water.  It was perfect.   We took a nice trip around the lake and looked at all the mansions.  We caught up on all the things that have been happening in our lives since we last saw one another.

Hopefully they will invite us again another year.


Next time, however, I think I'll take a pass on all the toys!