Last week I spent a gorgeous afternoon at the lake with some friends.
We had a grand time on the water with our feet kicked back, sunbathing, and catching up…
And kayaking! :)
Besides our honeymoon, I hadn’t been kayaking since my days at summer camp!
We packed a picnic lunch and spent the afternoon out on the water, soaking up the fresh air and sunshine.
Check out the bag of Doritos strapped to the back…
We weren’t taking any chances when it came to the snacks! :D
Kayaking was an absolute blast,
and talk about an awesome core workout.
Although it was a lot more relaxing than I thought it’d be… ;)
I was surprised it didn’t feel like a “workout” – I thought paddling would be hard or something.
Cause let me just put this out there – I have zero upper body strength.
I can barely lift a gallon of milk.
But the next day, my abs felt super ripped.
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I would’ve never guessed we kayaked for over 4 miles!
Good thing we had the GPS to track our path. :)
This is definitely the way to check email / Twitter / Facebook… :)
Snapped a pic of my view…
It was a fantastic day to be outside.
This pretty much captures our afternoon…
But, uh, I don’t know about that face… the sun must’ve been bright or something!
This is Andy… He’s the photographer behind all the awesome pics up there. Thanks, Andy! :)
He brought his Canon 5D and 200mm f/2.8L lens along for the trip.
Loved that lens!
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We had so much fun, we decided to go again the next day! :)
Keep an eye out for those pics – I’ll post them first thing tomorrow! :)
But I’ll give you a sneak peek…
We brought the dogs along for the ride! :)
Oh, Howie!
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See you tomorrow! :)
P.S. Sorry for posting a picture of my feet so early on a Monday morning. :D
Oh, that looks like so much fun. Upper body strength is hard to come by, I think. Then there is always the gym!
am trying some of your suggestions for getting into the html code. it’s terrifying. I started with <br*
and I am slowly learning how to resize my pictures. I do like the large.
I really want to learn how to use fancy handwriting for my titles, but I am getting stuck. Will keep at it, though.
Your blog is great and you are so talented !
Connie
I have a wonderful river near by me so we have a brook that goes through our land. I love watching the people who Kyak right through. I am not able to do this activity any more but it is still fun to watch. I loved looking at all of your photos of both day one and 2. It looks as though you and your friends and your dogs all had 2 wonderful days of kyaking. Thank you for sharring the fun.
Mary
Looks like everyone had fun. I think I saw someone with the 5 Finger Shoes in one of the photos .. LOVE them.
I’ve never been kayaking before, but this makes me want to go!
Hey Amanda. Do you sharpen your images in photoshop? If so, can you do a tutorial on this. There is so much information out there about it and I am a little lost. PLEASE HELP!
That looked like soooooo much fun !! Loved seeing the pics !
I’m terrified of boats, but this looks so relaxing & fun!
That looks like an awesome day! And beautiful shots of it
That makes me want to try kayaking! Looks like you had a great time!
Hello!
Your kayaking pictures have made me get the urge to find a place to rent one close to our house and just get out there! It looks fabulously relaxing!
You were so lucky to have a photographer follow you around so you could great some great pictures to remember the serenity of it all! :)
Thanks for sharing.
Oh Amanda! First of all, that is a gorgeous colour on your toes. secondly, WOW what a gorgeous day, fabulous photos, and you all looked like you were having a lovely time. So envious – we’re just getting into autumn downunder :(
Love to see how the dogs fared… Howie isn’t half a toadie, huh. :)
Hi Amanda,
The lake looks absolutely gorgeous and what better way to spend time with your girlfriends. Excellent photos, i have written the camera and lens down on paper to leave around. Maybe I’ll get it for mothers day. Have fun!!
Carolanne
Howie has the greatest “mischievous” grin! :-)
Your toes are cute!
And I love the idea of low impact day on the river! Howey looks so cute! Can’t wait to see all the mess they got into! :)
Looks like a fun day for all and wonderful weather too. Love the water…soooo relaxing.
looks like summer…it has snowed here for 2 days…uggg Thanks for sharing.
What a fabulous trip! You’ve inspired me to go kayaking!
Time to update your header. You look cold in the photo yet you are out soaking up the sun. Just a suggestion :)
Uh, helloooo…I LOVE your nail polish color! I kayaked in the Mediterranean almost TWENTY years ago, and you have inspired me to do it again! I know the local lakes here have kayaks available to rent. Thanks! (Making your creamy enchiladas for dinner again this week.) You rock!
Man – I’m so jealous! That looks like a blast – the weather has been abnormally beautiful here, but the lakes/rivers we kayak are still very COLD!
Looks like SUCH fun! Great pics, too! :)
I love that picture of Howie! Don’t you love when it starts to get warmer and you can play outside?! :)
What fun! Yes it’s OK to post those toes!
I miss the AL lakes, etc. Living in NM is far from all that I grew up with in AL.
Have fun!
That does it. I DO need to try out kayaking! We love canoeing, but have been talking about trying out this other form of water cruising. Maybe this will be the year? Hope so! Great pictures!
Hi Amanda, this is Gabi, from Brazil!
Amazing photos, it looks like you had a very good time!
xoxo
Amazing photos and views, what a fun day!
Oh Amanda – what great pics and it looks like you guys had a terrific time. You have inspired me to get out kayaking this spring and summer…and enjoy the outdoors. Thanks!
Looks like you all had a great load of fun! :)
Love the photos!
Being a nail tech, I was definitely interested in your pedicure —- the picture looked suspiciously like it had been taken with you in a KAYAK. Being a paddler, also, this post was right up my alley – or should I say river. What a nice day you had! Paddle on….
Love it – especially the tangerine painted toenails :D
Awesome shots! I love it!
Amanda
You may remember me from TeenPact days:-) Its been a long time!
This is so funny….someone just gave me a link to your tutorial because Im wanting to change up the fonts on my blog. Imagine my surprise when I found the genius behind all these great tips is YOU:-)
How are you girl?