Sandy River Reservoir, Farmville, Virginia





It was just a gorgeous day when we took our kayaks out on 6/13/2016. A nice breeze, nice & sunny. Just so relaxing. "Sandy River Reservoir", Farmville, Virginia. 

Here is the critter count for the day... 
1.) one seen beaver 
2.) 2 unseen beaver or perhaps they were very huge fish? but they scared the pooh out of me, when they splashed, jumping to get away from me, I was paddling close to the shore line to get be in the shade ...the water was low, it aged me tons, almost peed my pants too!! 
3.) several loons 
4.) several herons.


Thank you for stopping by. Please enjoy this vlog from the day. Beth ( :

Comments

TexWisGirl said…
#2 made me laugh. i'd have probably rocked my kayak.
8/1/16, 7:42 AM
eileeninmd said…
Hello, pretty scenes and images Beth! The kayaking does sound relaxing. Great sightings of the beaver, heron and loons. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
8/1/16, 9:09 AM
Ruth Hiebert said…
If I were not so afraid of the water,it would look like fun to be right there.
8/1/16, 12:25 PM
Unknown said…
Looks like a perfect day to be out kayaking.
8/2/16, 3:40 AM
Bev said…
So pretty!!! I do share you LOVE of kayaking....we've had fun exploring so many new areas in the past couple weeks
8/2/16, 11:38 AM
This N That said…
Hopefully, they were beaver..Glad you didn't pee your pants..;)
8/2/16, 2:38 PM
Michelle said…
#2....I would have died on the spot.
8/2/16, 6:52 PM
Debbie said…
i enjoyed the video beth, you are either very brave to bring a camera or have a waterproof go-pro!! the views are really quite pretty!! i kayaked for the very first time a week or so ago, on the mystic river....i loved it!!! you may remember that i have talked about kayaking forever, it was amazing to finally make my dream come true!! i thought of you, my kayaking expert and friend!!!
8/2/16, 7:45 PM
Bethany Carson said…
Sounds like fun! We've taken our canoes and kayaks out on the Iowa River once this year. The river is low, so sometimes we hit bottom! Plus we had one capsize, which, of course greatly adds to the excitement. I was very glad I stayed dry! Happy kayaking!
8/2/16, 11:28 PM
William Kendall said…
It does look like a good place to be out on the water.
8/3/16, 5:19 PM
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