A Full Day of Kayaking!

Well, today was not a day of resting and relaxation!  We decided to take a kayaking trip on the Rainbow River!

We left the CG at 8:45 and headed to Rainbow River Kayak and Canoe Rentals!  Nathan is the owner and what a great guy!  We inflated our kayak and Nathan put it on his truck and drove us to KP Hole, a county park, to launch ou kayak.  We will kayak back to the Rental place where we left our truck.

We decided to head upstream 1st to Rainbow Springs Park,where the water originates.  The springs produce 500,000 gallons of water per Day, making it the  7th largest spring in the world.  It is a constant 72 degrees and is supposed to be safe to drink.  We didn't try it!!!  Then back to KP Hole to eat our picnic lunch, and then head downstream back to our truck.  The Rainbow River is positively gorgeous - crystal clear and so many special birds, fish, turtles, and adorable river otters.  They are so much fun to watch.  We stopped and observed 5 of them playing and swimming!  We saw more turtles today than I ever saw at one time.  They were lined up on the logs as if in formation - some very little ones as well as large ones. 

We had some wind on the way back so it was not just a "floating" trip as we had been told.  We had to paddle most of the way.  We went a total of 7 1/2 miles and were vey tired when we got back to the truck.  We returned to the CG at 5:45 and Ken spent time cleaning and drying the kayak while I made supper.  It really was a special day.  We are enjoying the Sea Eagle kayak and learning how to paddle very well together.  I find the seats extremely comfortable.
Check out the link at the bottom of this blog for our photos from today's adventure!!

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