Another kayaking adventure

We have been on a few kayaking adventures over these last few weeks..with ALL of them combining to give us cooling breezes, serenity on the water, and amazing views.

This particular kayak adventure also included an INCREDIBLE sunset and old friends to enjoy it with.

We drove down to a spot near the CT shoreline and put our boats into the Lieutenant River in Old Lyme.

 We paddled around the smaller estuaries (looking a bit like the Beverly Hillbillies)

 These small pathways (which, depending on the tide, are a mix of salt and fresh water) are home to amazing amts of birds, fish and other sea life.

And now, for a giant close up of my head...

When it got too narrow and too shallow (it was almost low tide) we turned around, went back to the Lieutenant River and then turned up the Blackhall River.

 We paddled for about a mile up the Blackhall, until the rt 156 bridge overpass.

By then, the river was really shallow from low tide, and we had to wrestle with the mud flats once or twice to keep up our pace :)

We turned southwest and headed toward Long Island Sound and a cozy little barrier beach.

 Almost there...

 Low tide in all it's glory.

It was NOT fun dragging our 88lb tandem kayak over these muddy flats.

We finally reached our destination and settled in with a picnic supper.

 After supper, we took a little walk around the barrier island.

After seeing the huge NO DOGS sign, we were relieved we had made the decision to leave our furry friend behind, despite the sad look on her face as we drove out of the driveway with our kayak.

 

 By this time, the sun was hanging low in the sky..time to head back to our chairs for the show.

 If you look very closely, you can see the Great Blue Heron that came to visit.

 As the sun set, we started packing up to paddle back to our cars.

 As twilight fell, our flashlights we had bungeed to the hull of our boats

illuminated our way back up the river.

 And just like that, darkness fell.