Check another off the 30 Before 30 list (check that out here).  I spent the morning on the 4th of July kayaking with my husband.  We had so much fun.

The rental place advised us to get there early because the line gets long, so we got up and headed to Minneapolis around 9.  We only waited about 10 minutes in line and got life jackets & our vessels.

Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis is part of a chain of lakes and some of them are much smaller which makes it easier to maneuver in a kayak.  I can’t believe I had never done this before.  We cruised through the channels and got ourselves to Cedar Lake.

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It was a little bit of a learning moment for me because I was holding the paddle wrong and giving myself instant blisters.  Once we got that sorted out, it was smooth sailing.

We hung out in the middle of the lake for a few minutes to rest and enjoy the moment before heading back. A full 90 minutes was spent on the water.  The sun was starting to get hot and I was a hungry girl, so we called it quits and decided on lunch & mimosas.

I think one or two more times on a lake and I’ll be ready to try the river.  They offer awesome kayak trips on the St. Croix River and they bus you back upstream when you’re done.  I don’t know why I hadn’t tried this earlier in life, but I’m glad I included it on my list and it felt amazing to cross another item off.

You just wait, this will be me by the end of the summer.

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Don’t forget tomorrow is gratitude/happy/awesome things day and I’m going to post the link up again.  Come and link up and tell me what you were grateful for in the last week.

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