Hard to believe, but I got to the Rowing Dock EARLY. I was parking my truck around 9:05 am and two ladies were already there, unloading their kayaks. They were JillR and BethM. Their faces were new to me and since it was so early we had time to get acquainted before the others came in. So, they are relatively new members – this was the first time that they joined the Lady Bird Lake paddling – but they happen to be avid kayakers and know of so many places to go paddling! MarshaK, EffieK, and GloriaW came in around 9:30 and we did introductions. Jill and Beth started to put in their kayaks while the rest waited for one more participant who came in shortly before ten: KendellB. She just joined TOWN two days before and drove all the way from Georgetown to meet us. We all wore masks as we visited, signed the waivers, and boarded our kayaks.
We decided to paddle west, towards the Red Bud Bridge staying close to the north shore and sheltering from the sun by remaining under the shade of the trees. I could grasp the autumn colors beginning to show. You could see the shades of orange-yellow and lime green in the canopy. A new home is being built on top of the lake cliff and someone placed a sign with huge white letters: VOTE . As we returned to the Rowing Dock, the skyline of downtown Austin was on the horizon, amazing view. Once again we dawned our masks since we were in closer contact.
Thanks to Marsha and Gloria for sharing pictures! MariaV