Date traveled – April 20, 2012
length of trip – 1.2 miles
weather -Partly cloudy, about 60 degrees.
Time on the water-30 minutes

 I started kayaking that day knowing that I was going to kayak on 2 ponds that day.  That was Greenwood pond and Great pond.  Both ponds are next to one another.  I went to Greenwood pond first.  My intention is to go to Greenwood pond first.  I did not know where to launch the boat.  I traveled up and down different side roads trying to find it.  A friendly woman came out of the house and asked me why I was going up and down the roads.  I told her and she took pity on me and allowed me to cut through her property.  I did and launch the boat.

As I went around the pond, I saw evidence of fish.  There was lots of small fish – Too small to identify.  I know where there are small fish, there are bigger fish.  I also saw a blue heron and other birds there.  The other thing that I saw was a boat launching sight.  It was at the end of an alley behind a church.  It was hard to find driving around but easy to see from the lake.  This lake although small was a great lake to go kayaking because of the wildlife and the amount of area not built up.

After I went around the lake I went to the house whose family let me put the boat in.  I said my goodbyes and thank them.  I then went to Great Pond to continue my adventure.  I could not find the pictures that I took that day.  I might have to travel that lake again.

Date traveled – April 20, 2012
length of trip – 2.0 miles
weather -Partly cloudy, about 60 degrees.
Time on the water-44 minutes

It was time to start a new season kayaking.  I had just spent the last two hours kayaking Greenwood pond.  Great pond was only a few mile away and it seemed like a good place to complement the day.  Most people know this lake as the lake Kingston State park is on.  I have kayaked this pond before letting my kayak in at the state park.  This called for carrying the kayak a good 75 yards from the parking lot to the water.   I did this when the park was open but not collecting entrance fees yet.   This time I went to the southern part of the lake.  Here they had a landing place where one can drive the car up to the water and park close by.  That is what I did.  The water was calm.

As I went around the lake I notice that the houses here upscale.  in between the houses were a number of camps.  Beside the state park I remember seeing 3 camps with beaches docks etc..   The houses were good size.  There was two 3 story houses with a walkway between the two houses.  I did not see much wildlife.  Just a few birds.

There was an eventful time.  As I reached the northern part of the lake the wind picked up from the south.  The waves picked up and was large enough that water from the waves were close to entering the boat.  I realize that I must quickly get back to my car before the wind pick up any more and swamp my kayak.  As I got closer to the car the waves got smaller so the worry about the kayak filling up with water went away.  As I was nearing the end my arms felt tired from spending the last half hour going against the wind.

All in all it was a good day kayaking.  I took some pictures and could not find them.  I might go around the lake again taking a new set of pictures.  I will do that gladly.