Kayak Trip #48 White Lake - 8-17-12

It was great to get back on the water today after an 11-day hiatus. Hubby has been busy rebuilding our deck, and I've been kind of laid up after an epidural steroid injection last week. The old back was starting to act up again, so I went back to the doctor for some help. Had to take it easy for a few days, which ended up being more than a week. I was ready to get back out there!

We headed out to White Lake, which is east of Waupaca, and north of Weyauwega on Hwy 110. This is a large lake, with lots of reeds and lake weeds. There is an effort underway to try to keep the invasive species under control, so boating is restricted to lanes marked by buoys. 

It was fun going from one marker to the other as we paddled our way around an island. We were the only ones on the water, although we did see people on shore. I'm sure there are a lot of fishing boats here at other times. We were there in the late afternoon.

The only wildlife we saw were some gulls, geese, and a king bird. There are likely fish there, but the water was too dark to see any.

It wasn't the most interesting place to paddle, but it was another lake we can mark off our list. There was a pretty good wind, so we did have some waves and exercised our muscles paddling into a headwind on the way back. It was a good workout. :)

Afterwards, we headed into Weyauwega and stopped at the Dairy Bar for supper. I remember going to the original place (which burned down) with my dad when I was a little kid, so this business has been around a long time. Good food, yummy ice cream. Had to take a walk after we got home so I wouldn't feel so guilty eating so much!