Sunday, August 31, 2014

Long Paddle

Today I started and completed one of my I Ho Chuan goals.  It was to Paddle board from the North end of Lac Ste Anne to the South end.  When I started the wind was up heavily and I was not sure I should head out but I had a back up plan if the waves got to high.   I started out paddling west in order to get to the most nothern point on the lake, it was about 300 metres from where I put in. 

Let me tell you that was the toughest 300 hundred metres i have ever paddled, straight into the wind and very little progress.  I thought this is going to be a long long day.  Once I reached the northern most point I turned south with the wing not quite behind me but with favorable conditions. 

The paddle started to become pleasurable and very zen like.  I was  surfing down waves that were anywhere between a foot and two feet high, but alot of fun.  I only saw three boats on the lake all day so it was like the lake belonged to me and this goal became my own.

When I got to the south end of the lake and got out of the water my legs were a burning but I felt such a sense of accomplishment.  I have owned a paddle board for two summers now and the longest paddle I had ever done was approx 3 km on a calm lake. 

I will definitely look for more challenges on the paddle board but will wait a few days for my muscles to get back to normal.

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