I just got back from a nice little paddle around Boulevard Lake. The swelling in my wrist has finally gone down and it seems to be back to normal so I’ve been able to paddle again. To ease back into things, I’ve been taking it easy by paddling short distances at Boulevard, Chippewa Park and on the McIntyre River.
According to Google Maps, tonights paddle around the lake was a little less than 5km. If I brought out my GPS (Garmin GPS 72), the total distance would have been anywhere from 50-250 km with max speeds up to 180 km/h. Even though my GPS doesn’t provide accurate data, it sure looks good in the journal. I’ll get a new unit one of these days (something other than a Garmin product) but for now, I’ll have to rely on the accuracy of Google Maps for distance.

Anyway, it was a perfect night for paddling and neither my wrist or knee bothered me in the slightest. Unfortunately, as nice of a night as it was, I forgot to bring my camera so, no photos this time. The nice weather brought a lot of people out for walks tonight, which means a lot of people asking questions about kayaking during the unloading/loading process. That’s a good thing though. Hopefully they give it a try.