With the family far away and a late shop opening on account of Easter, I took the opportunity to dust off the kayak and go for a paddle. A couple friends and I put in at the bridge to the right of Acadia wildlife sanctuary. Thanks to the crazy rain we got last week, the paddling behind Acadia right now is simply tremendous. During 'normal times', this body of water can be pretty tough to get your kayak into. Last summer, I paddled underneath this bridge to do it...
The water is so high now, you can paddle right to route 10 going to Northampton. (Update: Just spoke with my kayaking buddies, and they tell me the water level is down nearly 3 feet already since Sunday!)
No parking here. Unless of course, you're driving a row boat. (click on any photo to enlarge).
Since it was Easter, I decided to have an Easter egg hunt. The Easter bunny was unable to hide eggs in this uncharted body of water, so it was actually an Easter box turtle hunt. Still fun but a little tougher, since they are a little shy and tend to jump back into the water when you get too close. And you can't really eat 'em after you're done. Good thing I brought a big bag of Jelly Bellies.
One fearless (or really lazy) one...
One of my buddies, at one with the leafless trees...
'Bare Reflections'...
Same image with a little photoshop artsiness...
Even got a couple little zen videos for you, compliments of my trusty new Canon Elph point and shoot with HD video... Hope you've been enjoying this little summer vacation in April. The shop has been booming, a nice early season boost, hopefully a sign that another great season is just around the corner!
And here's one more, almost like you were a fly on my kayak...
Enjoy this last summery day, and hope to see you tomorrow night at the Riverside Industries auction. We'll be scooping up plenty of ice cream for dessert. Hmm, what flavors to bring...
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Nice pics and video, thanks for taking us along on your exploration!
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