Joe's Serengeti

Joe called this his Serengeti.  Hensley Lake was beautiful and we enjoyed kayaking there but it was super hot!  The hills were all brown dotted with trees.  Hardly any shade but kayaking and swimming in the lake gave much needed cooling down from the heat.

It was a tremendous blessing to have Joe discover he loves kayaking!  I was getting discouraged that we were running out of outdoor activities to try out. Joe has been suffering from a series of debilitating back issues that have limited what he can do physically.  We got that yellow kayak a few years ago.  It was a cheap one for me to try out and it’s a sit-on-top type.  While preparing for this trip, Joe saw the blue one at Walmart and he wanted to try it out.  He ended up not liking it.  It was too rickety and unstable for him.  We ended up switching while at Hensley and the yellow one was a better fit.

We just kept kayaking throughout our trip and we even tried fishing!  We don’t have very good luck fishing but we keep doing it.  It brings back great childhood memories for Joe and it’s relaxing.  Joe got some really good bites, lost a couple and caught a bass which he ended up releasing before I can get a good look!