Back on the Water
Our early melt in April got my hopes up. Unfortunately, the weather didn't fully cooperate. Weekends saw rain or cold temperatures, so our kayaks remained secured to the wall in our garage. It wasn't until the May long weekend that we were finally able to get back on the water. DW and I just wanted to go for a short paddle and not stray too far from home. Water levels were still a bit high and we didn't want to go somewhere that could possibly have us turn around again, so we opted to drive less than 20 minutes from home and paddle on the Jock River. We've paddled on this part of the river many times over the years but this time, I brought my drone and my Insta360 camera with me. I don't know why I haven't made a video about this river before but felt that I would start our seventh season of paddling here. Initially, I wanted to paddle as close to the town of Richmond as possible. Starting from Terry Carisse Park, just south of the village of Fallowfield, it...
