Kayaking Trip

Believe me that I do have lots of pictures for uploading. Food, trips, everything. Just wait till I get the moment to upload them all. :S

The kayaking trip went pretty well. Paddling a kayak is easier but more tiresome than I imagined. I am pretty happy that I did not pick a longer trip. :p The 8 miles (3.5 hours) paddling was quite a lot for me. My arm muscle is OK but my heart and lungs are quite weak. :(

Anyway, let me provide some useful information here.

1. Kittany Canoe (KC) is OK. I believe that is the biggest boating renting company on delaware river. Staff are quite friendly and nice. But I saw another boat renting place much closer to Lehigh, which is quite close to the beginning of RT209. Maybe if you want to save some traffic time, you can pick that one. Not sure about the water around there though. Here is a link to their web site.

2. Kittany Canoe's campsite is expensive and not very good. Its cleaness and view is OK. Just it is very close to I84... You can imagine the noise. I did not check other campgrounds because I did not have a lot of time. But you can certainly try to find others.

3. Do not over-estimate yourself. For novice, better start from "novie-oriented" river range. It is much calmer water. 3.5 hour paddling is quite tiresome and please bring lots of water and some food on board. If you are not a strong person, rent a canoe or a double kayak. So you can take turn with your partner for paddling. But also don't be scared. hoho. I think anyone can learn to control a kayak in a few minutes (on calm water).

4. Start early. We met a ridiculous traffic problem. A section of RT 22 was totally closed that morning without any early sign. So we spent 30 mins more on road. Don't overlook other people's passion in summer trips. hoho. Try to get out early and have more fun time.

emm... what's the next destination? I don't know yet. But I will try to find another good target. My choice of trip focuses on:
1. Close to nature. I love swimming/hiking/camping/BBQ/picnic.
2. Low budget. Camping/BBQ/picnic do save lots of money.
3. Not too far away (unless it is worhwhile). Drving long distance is quite tiresome.
4. Not very crowded.
5. 1-2 day trips.

I will come back to report my next plan. Hopefully soon!