Kayak Trip

Last week I have told you about the awesome experience of having some coffee with friends at Mozart´s, at the edge of Lake Austin. Let me tell you this week´s post is also surprisingly related to the same place in the city. Not Mozart´s (even though their coffee is great), but the lake itself. You may be wondering what will this be about, and I confess when I was first told about the activity I was also intrigued about how might the experience result. This week´s post is about a kayak trip on Lake Austin.
Last sunday, me and my fellow scholars decided to go onto a kayak trip, as the weather was warm and sunny, an ideal situation for the mentioned activity. To be honest, it was way to warm, so the ones of us who were wearing too much clothes, did really regret afterwards. So, first advice, if you are going onto this kind of trip as to enjoy the city from another angle, and the weather hapens to be hot, I do strongly recommend to be wearing loose clothes such as shorts and a simple t-shirt. Anyway, you can have an excellent time despite the clothes you are wearing.
So, once we reached the kayak rental spot, we asked for the kayaks and asked about how did we have to do and all the basic questions a begginer may ask. The kayaks can be rented for one or two people maximum, so that depends on you and if you are willing to go on your own or accompanied. Apart from that, you have to wear a saveguard just in case, and, of course, the rows. Once you have all the equipment on, you are ready to get into your kayak, so one of the instructors takes you to one and helps you getting in in case you have some trouble. Once you´re in, you just have to start rowing!
The most awesome part of this journey is, to me, to get to see and be delighted by the view of the skyline from the angle of the river, apart from the experience of rowing on a kayak, which is also a nice thing to do. Even though the kayak is rented for only one hour(you can go on more time if you wish to), you can really get to seize on it. While you are rowing, you can pass through below the bridges that connect different areas of Austin which is quite interesting too, specially when you need some shadow because the sun is strong.
While you row across the river, and the weather is nice, you can get to come across many people practising more watersports apart from kayak trips, one which caught my attention the most is a sort of waterbike you can cycle in order to move across the river. Having seen and enjoyed a sunny day in the Colorado River, you can get the idea that people in this city do really enjoy outdoor activities, as many of them, apart from watersports, were just hiking or running, or playing with their dogs,
To conclude this second post, I do highly recommend the experience of rowing a kayak in Colorado River and enjoy the breathtaking view of the city´s skyline from another angle. It is great to take photos of the city, the river, and it´s people having such a nice time. So, if you have some time at Austin and one day the weather is nice, don´t hesitate to go onto a kayak trip!