Here it is!!!
So off we went! For the maiden voyage we decided to go down the street into the slough across from our house. It was a little stinky for a Friday (I have noticed the mill smell seems to creep up the water ways sometimes) but it was a beautiful ride. The tide was going out, but the wind was blowing us up stream, so it was a perfect mix so we wouldn't have to paddle too hard either way.
And there was a sheep through the bushes!
And an alligator?? Creepy.
One of the most beautiful barns (and houses) ever! It is too bad there are like 20 aerator ponds (of pulp water from the mill) just across the way from this beautiful scenery. So we'll just say it looks better than it smells :).
Thought this was a nest at first, but after closer investigation we decided that it was not.
I do love the trains! We hear them almost every day, and I don't mind it one bit! 
We went under this train bridge and out into the Yaquina River. We paddled up stream for a few minutes, then drifted back down to the slough.
It was a wonderful first trip!! The new kayak rocks! It is two inches longer than the other kayak that we had last year, so even more room to stretch out! 
It's beautiful!! (the kayak and the scenery!) But really - alligators? Where did he come from? What an exciting ride!
ReplyDeleteCool, I'm sure that will get plenty of use with you two. And trust me, I know exactly what a waste water treatment pond at a pulp mill smells like awful! The treated water is cleaner than the intake river water so it's a good process to have to smell because the end result is clean water.
ReplyDeleteAfter further investigation, the supposed alligator turned out to be a log just barely sticking out of the water. It was a great relief.
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