Today is a beautiful day which serves as a juxtaposition when compared to yesterday. The ground is still very wet with many puddles. The leaves are dripping small droplets of water that had accumulated on them from yesterday. We noticed that are leaf roof that we had constructed yesterday is still intact despite the strong wind. D. Va and I planning to go kayaking at the lake nearby. We started to pack a bag with two sandwiches and a couple of water bottles then we began walking to the lake. On the shore of the lake, there is a small shack with kayaks and other water related things. We asked for a double kayak and pick out our life jackets.
"This kayak looks heavy, do you think we are going to be able to get it in the water?" D. Va asks
"Sure we can, I'll push and you pull."
I get behind the kayak and D. Va grabs the rope on the front of the kayak. We use all of our might and we barely able to move the kayak. It took us what seems to be an eternity to get the kayak to the water but when we did, both of us let out a sigh of relief. D. Va opens a compartment in the front of the kayak and places our bag in there. D. Va gets in the front and I get the back. We both start paddling away. However, we are not very good at coordinating and the kayak starts spinning.
"Jason, you're timing is off," D. Va tells me
"I'm fine at paddling, you're the one with the problem" I respond
"I'll announce what side you would be one."
D. Va says left and I paddle left while she paddles right. D. Va then says right and I paddle right.
"Left, right, left, right..."
This continous until we get the hang of it and then D. Va stops. We get out in the middle of the lake and D. Va jumps into the water. I join her and we swim for a while. After we finished swimming, we grab onto the kayak and float there for a while.
"How are we getting back on the kayak?" I ask
"Like this." D. Va replys while trying to lift herself on the kayak. She gets tired and falls in before she get in.
I try the same thing but the kayak flips over. D. Va lets out a small chuck while I try to fix the kayak.
"D. Va, hold onto the kayak while I try to get on. That should prevent the kayak from tipping."
I muster all of my strength and slowly lift myself up. I get up and sit down on my spot. I lift D. Va on the kayak and she gets into her set in front of me. We continue kayaking after we get situated.
While we are kayaking, we notice a poorly maintained dock on the lake shore.
"Let's explore the dock!" D. Va says excited
"I don't know, what if it is private property" I say trying to change D. Va's mind
"That dock is too damaged to be private property" D. Va replies
I stop paddling but D. Va kicks it into overdrive and controls the kayak by herself. She brings our kayak next to the dock and she gets out.
"Come on, Jason. Join me." D. Va asks me in a whiny voice.
I cave to the pressure and get out of the kayak.
We walk down the dock. The wood made a creaking sound every step we make. We reach the end where we find a dirt path. We continue into the woods until we come across a beat up victorian style house. D. Va steps onto the front porch while I stay in the ground. D. Va is trying to mask her uneasiness. She looks in through the broken window and then backs off the porch. We don't say anything but we both start speed walking back to the dock. We quickly hop into the kayak and paddle away.
"What did you see in the house?" I ask D. Va
"The whole house was wrecked inside which freaked me out." D. Va says a hint of relief, "The walls had holes in them and the floors were covered in broken furniture."
After we paddle for a bit, we come across a decent sized island in the lake. The island is wooded has a small shore area. The rest of the sides of the island were raised above the water creating a ledge. We kayak to the shore and explore the island. We come across a rope swing.
"Come on Jason, try it out." D. Va pressures me
"This doesn't look safe" I respond.
"Come on Jason, pleeaassee." She pouts
I cave in to this as well and tightly grip onto the rope. I look back at D. Va then I run and jump. I let go when I get over the water and land with a big splash. I swim out of the way so D. Va can do the same. We jump off a few more times while trying to get the biggest splash.
After going for off the rope swing a couple more times, we get back in our kayak and head off.
"We should have lunch, now." D. Va states
"Where?" I ask her
"We can eat on the kayak, it is pretty stable"
"Are you sure? It will be awkward."
"I'm sure"
D. Va reaches into the compartment and grabs our lunch.
She passes back my sandwich and we both started to eat.
We head back to the shore and walk back to our tent.
After we made dinner, we decided to have s'mores. We then head to bed.
