Kathleen and I jumped into flatwater kayaking with both feet - purchasing brand new kayaks in a rush as the weather is turning to cold and I have a week off. I've chronicled the lead up in posts on my sculling blog. Here's the Pungo and then the Manitou:
here and
here. We bought a Pungo 120, by Wilderness Systems, for Kathleen, and a Manitou 13, by Necky, for me. We picked the ladies version of the Pungo so we couldn't walk out of the Outdoor Supply Company store. Great Outdoor Provision Company, in Charlotte, did have the one I wanted so we have it home already.
Not only is mine home, but I took it out for a first paddle already. I went out our cove, around the bend into the headwater cove, and went as far as I could up Buffalo Creek to the old stone dam, now broken. I'll get pictures next time. We are picking up Kathleen's on Friday. We are hoping the rain will hold off long enough for us to get both into a lake or river near the store in Hickory. Keep you posted!
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