Kayaking

So this week, we headed out for the second part of our Kayaking Session. This time, the major portion of the trip was a 6km long expedition. The plan was for us to start at Pasir Ris Beach, head out to COney Island, beach up, have lunch then get back to Pasir Ris.

It was rather surprising for me that I struggled so badly to keep up with the group. This is especially so considering that last week I had no problems keeping myboat straight. I would love to claim that it was the boat that was the problem (cos I was using a different boat this time) but the truth is that it is the paddler that is to be responsible.

By the time we got to Coney Island, I was feeling really sick. In the words of one of the guys, "Merlion , liao!" I attribute this 'performance' to the 2x Fan Choy and 2 x Banana that I had for breakfast. I felt MUUUUUUCCCCHHHHH better after my performance. As soon as the stuff hit the water, it was obvious to me which direction the current was flowing at that time. I saw people get out of the water pronto!!!
The rest of the day was alright as far as the kayaing went. Like the instructor said, "Now you are lighter, easier to paddle right."

So there we were enjoying ourselves when we saw a bolt of lightning tear down from sky to earth way away at the refineries. That stabbed me with fear. We all turned around and rushed back to our landing point. Thankfully, we managed to beach up and get our boats back to the centre before the rain really hit us. Just as we started washing the boats, the rain fell. Hard.

Thank you captain for sending us all back home.

I was tired but not aching and really happy.