Today is Friday, May 13, 2016. Our two black cats, Baxter and Flip, were busy celebrating their favorite day of the year. For us, it is pre-move day, so we had some chores to get done this morning - diesel, propane and cleaning. After the chores were done, we decided to rent a couple of kayaks and take one last look at Dragon Lake before we leave tomorrow.
We couldn't have asked for better weather. The sky was clear, temps around 68 degrees with light winds. Here is Kathy shoving off from the dock with our RV in the background.
The water was so clean and clear we could see the bottom of the lake.
We document the start of our adventure. Row, row, row your boat gentle across the lake. Merrily, merriley, merrily... life is but a dream.
Mr. Mallard leads us around the point of our little bay.
He passes us off to a pair of Canada Geese. Do the Canadians call these geese Canada geese?
We follow along in the wake of the lead goose.
As soon as he takes us out to the main channel he flies off and leaves us to paddle the rest of the way by ourselves.
We begin exploring the lakeside. This old boat house is tempting. We got close enough to read the KEEP OUT signs. They really should make them bigger if they want to keep people out.
Lily pads are beginning to take over this small bay.
Dave has found his forever and ever house.
As we paddled around we met a few of the locals. Here are Mr. and Mrs. Barrow's Goldeneye. These diving birds forage underwater. They eat aquatic insects, crustaceans and pond vegetation.
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard Duck are resting on the bank of a small island in the middle of the lake. Mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes. This species is the main ancestor of most breeds of domesticated ducks.
However, they don't like to be startled by noisy kayakers.
We didn't recognize Mr. Red Necked Grebe at first. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive red neck plumage, black cap and contrasting pale grey face from which its name was derived. It also has an elaborate courtship display and a variety of loud mating calls.
On the way back to the dock, we encountered Homo Sapien Piscator with Furvus Canis. They often appear on the lake around 9:00 a.m. and disappear around 4:00 p.m. No one is certain what calls them back to shore, but we suspect it has something to do with Happy Hour.
We certainly enjoyed our stay here. As we travel about, we are always exploring, so we don't often stay at the same campground twice. However, we might have to make an exception for Robert's Roost.
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