floating

On break, Bill Dugan contemplates lighting a cigar. He did, too.

They call it floating for a reason. I didn't know you don't actually have to paddle your kayak, just kind of steer. Unless you find yourself going backwards down rapids into a rock or fallen tree, which did happen. But fortunately they weren't very big rocks. And the paddle was great for fending off. There were ducks and turtles and a hawk and a cave and only two other parties of floaters, thankfully. Our own party of three put ashore for refreshments twice, and other than purposefully, my first excursion by kayak went without a wetting. Fortunately for my camera (phone).