Narrative Essay On Kayaking

The first time I went kayaking was a great adventure and opened me up to so many new things! My two friends, Juan and Bobby, went on a kayaking trip to the Holston River. When they got back they told me about the amazing time that they had. My mom and I decided that we wanted to try it out too, but little did we know what an amazing time we would have. My mom and I got up very early in the morning and headed off to a large nearby lake that we had seen when driving past. Thankfully we had decided to put the kayaks on the car the night before, because otherwise it would have been quite difficult since it was still pitch black out when we left. On the way, there was a lot of fog and it was hard to see. It had taken us several days before we could go out because the weather had been too cold for kayaking. When we got there it was only just dawn and there was

As we set them into the water there were fishermen who were putting their motor boats in. when we felt the water we were surprised by the temperature, as it felt slightly warmer than the air. Once we had our life vests on we climbed into the kayaks and we headed off. At first it was a bit wobbly but it wasn’t difficult to get accustomed to the rocking of the waves and soon we started moving a little bit faster. Soon we had made our way out of the bay and as we rounded a corner we saw the bright golden sun just peaking over the very top of a distant mountain. We were immediately amazed by the brilliance and as the sun kept rising it began to light up the mist around us and turn the sky pink. By now a slight breeze had started up and was slowly blowing away the mist. We continued paddling along the edge of the lake away from the cold shade of the cliffs on the other side but we quickly began to tire out. Before long we came across a flat beach with fine sand and we decided to stop and take a