Kayak Kamp: Day 4

Today we began our day with devotions and then went to visit Mr. Gerry DeJong at DeJong Iron Works near E. 18th St. & Hamilton. Last year Gerry personally built our kayak trailer donating all parts & labor. It holds 12 kayaks and includes a gear box for our paddles, lifevests and other stuff. Its wonderful. We then went back to the south launch on the Monksville Reservoir where you see us launching below.

 We paddled around to the north launch area, went swimming and then paddled to "pirates island" below. We didn't find any pirates but did enjoy having lunch and swimming off the island. Just watch out for those hissing swans and snapping turtles. Mrs E. challenged everyone to identify two animals they saw and had a treat for all who did. Altogether we identified nearly 20 different species of birds, fish, animals and insects that God created.

 The water felt great on a warm day. After lunch Eric & Dominic paddled around the island and served as lifeguard to our swimmer - who all had on their lifevests by the way.  We then paddled around the shore toward the dam and back to our launch. Check out some of the videos above.