Can't stop the rock

[nycmermaid]

I woke up at 6:15 this morning and went on the Downtown Boathouse's weekend/holiday 3-hour kayak trip in the Hudson River. Except it was more like 5 hours. We paddled from 56th Street to just after the GW Bridge. For all my experience kayaking, I had a pretty hard time. Getting there was slow but not bad (we stopped for an hour at a riverside park) but on the way back, the water was choppy and we were going against the current, and I got seasick and had to be towed the rest of the way. Pretty embarrassing. I am so wiped out right now. Paddling wide rivers is not the same as paddling creeks and small rivers, where the current does a lot of the work. And since it was overcast I wasn't as careful applying sunblock as I should have been, and the tops of my lower legs are sunburned. Tingly.

But feeling fuxausted is no excuse to not bake a pie to bring to my aunt and uncle's tonight. I made a peach pie using the recipe from my pie class. It's in the oven right now. I'm pretty proud of myself considering that I still feel like I'm swaying. :b

I really want to be a good kayaker and the only way to do that is to keep trying. But today was so hard, I don't want to think about doing it again. Maybe I should check out the Long Island City Boathouse again; at least their boats are all tandems, which means I'd be sharing the paddling. I'm going to Delaware Water Gap next weekend with Dyanamic Outdoors. I did that same trip last year and remember it being pretty leisurely and not too hard.

Tomorrow is zoo day. Oy, when do I let me take a break?

Comments

[ms-elusive.livejournal.com]

Yes, you do sound busy busy busy!

[cynima.livejournal.com]

Tomorrow is zoo day. Oy, when do I let me take a break?

This is funny. I remember posting once about how stressed and busy I was and wondered when I'll get to have the massage I was longing for, and you said I'll relax when I let myself.

So let yourself relax, MD! You work hard, you deserve a break!

P.S. I want to try your peach pie one day.

[webmd.livejournal.com]

I should have another pie party. Maybe in the fall.

[cuphoenix.livejournal.com]

You rock! :)

There are worse things than busy.. but yeah, take a break once in a while too!

*many hugs*

I'm gonna get down there again sometime.. hopefully I can catch you again, now that I know for certain which zoo I'm likely to find you at. :P

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous. I wanted to go kayaking on the Hudson last time I was in NYC but my boyfriend wasn't keen on the idea (he prefers kayaking waves and whitewater over just flat water). I bet doing these hard days of kayaking will help make you a better kayaker :)