GloriaW, Janne, NancyL and Lois met me for kayaking on Thursday morning. We avoided Red Bud Isle and Barton Creek since those two spots still have high levels of blue-green algae. We paddled to the Congress Avenue bridge at a pretty good pace for a total of 1.5 hours of paddling. The water is clear (thanks, Zebra mussels) and there were not too many folks on the water. We saw two big Blue herons and one medium green heron, and of course lots of turtles. White Clematis vines were in bloom along the banks of the river.
The guy at the Rowing Dock told me that their business has been slow due to the blue-green algae scare and last December they were closed when we had lots of rain and LCRA was releasing water from the dam. This is why they are going to start closing at 7 pm earlier in the year than usual.
The next morning kayak outing is Oct. 10, lead by Linda. DianeN