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#4524673 - 06/09/20 05:15 PM Out on the lake  
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My wife and I picked up a couple low mileage kayaks for a song and have gone out a few times, we quite enjoy it. A couple weeks ago, we had a particularly nice day and we chanced going out onto Lake Erie from 18 Mile Creek just south of Buffalo. It was beautiful - serene, relaxing, stunning! I took a few pictures and thought I would share.

Heading down the creek out to the lake
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Out on the Lake following the Lovely Mrs. Chemo.
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Way off in the distance, the city of Buffalo....
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This is dumb but I thought the reflection of the paddle looked pretty neat
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The Lovely Mrs. Chemo gazing out on the Canadian shore...
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Sunset!
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#4524676 - 06/09/20 05:20 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Great pics!... looks lovely out there.

#4524678 - 06/09/20 05:50 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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It does look very nice there. Is it just me, or are the photos upside down?


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#4524686 - 06/09/20 06:05 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Beautiful!

I occasionally canoe the bayous with my father (he also kayaks) and it's amazing how quickly you can move on calm water. I sit up front with a kayak paddle and provide most of the propulsion, father helps but is mostly our rudder.

Even with wearing weightlifting gloves, I always get bad blisters.



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#4524696 - 06/09/20 06:41 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: MarkG]  
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Originally Posted by Arthonon
It does look very nice there. Is it just me, or are the photos upside down?


Looks good here.

Originally Posted by MarkG
Beautiful!

I occasionally canoe the bayous with my father (he also kayaks) and it's amazing how quickly you can move on calm water. I sit up front with a kayak paddle and provide most of the propulsion, father helps but is mostly our rudder.

Even with wearing weightlifting gloves, I always get bad blisters.


Thanks Mark! It's also surprising how long you can just drift when you stop paddling, esp on calm water.

I can see how you'd get blisters, but we don't stay out nearly long enough to get them. I have gloves but I wore them once and haven't had any trouble.


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This is known as "bad luck.”
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#4524698 - 06/09/20 06:43 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Originally Posted by JohnnyChemo
Originally Posted by Arthonon
It does look very nice there. Is it just me, or are the photos upside down?


Looks good here.



I have to ask... Is all the text the wrong way up?

#4524700 - 06/09/20 06:46 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: Arthonon]  
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Originally Posted by Arthonon
It does look very nice there. Is it just me, or are the photos upside down?



Now this is odd. Using Chrome on my desktop, the pics appear upside down. On my IPhone using Safari the pics display correctly.


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#4524712 - 06/09/20 07:50 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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That is weird. I'm using Chrome on my desktop too, all looks as it should.

edit - just for grins I tried it out on MS Edge, and sure enough - the pics are upside down!!

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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck.”
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#4524715 - 06/09/20 08:07 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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That looks very peaceful and calming for mind and body. I love being on the water.


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#4524718 - 06/09/20 08:29 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Looks like a great hobby to enjoy with the Spousal Unit!


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#4524720 - 06/09/20 08:53 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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If I'm being completely honest, it was her idea. She has mentioned a few times over the last couple years. When our friends told us they were selling their kayaks (they only used them once) and all the gear for dirt cheap we jumped at it.


Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck.”
-Robert Heinlein
#4524732 - 06/09/20 10:30 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Nothing like paddling whether canoe or kayak.

When do you graduate to one like this?
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#4524734 - 06/09/20 10:38 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Look upright to me on computer. Nice photos. Make sure to have lifejackets on.


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#4524747 - 06/10/20 12:07 AM Re: Out on the lake [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Originally Posted by KraziKanuK
Nothing like paddling whether canoe or kayak.

When do you graduate to one like this?
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Never - looks like too much work to stay upright!


Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck.”
-Robert Heinlein
#4524801 - 06/10/20 02:09 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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NIce. My wife got us into kayaking last summer and we loved it.

#4524893 - 06/10/20 09:40 PM Re: Out on the lake [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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MS Edge working fine here...


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