Kayaking the Potomac River

A few weeks ago we decided to go to the National Air Show, however, to our dismay the free shuttle service was canceled due to the high demand of riders and the minimal staff they had available. But we weren't about to give up on having a fun Saturday afternoon.... so Randy whipped out his handy-dandy "D.C. Top 10" guide-book and we decided to go and kayak in the Potomac River around Roosevelt Island.

As a group we headed over to the "Foggy Bottom - GWU" Station and walked to Thompson Boat Center, only to find out that all their double kayaks had been rented for the day. The cashier dude said, "Oh yeah there is this Jack's Boats place about a 5 minute walk down the Potomac, they will have more boats available, try there." His "5 minute walk" was actually about 25 minutes, but we still made it and boy am I glad. This was probably one of the funnest and funniest things I have done since I have been here.

We decided to have a race, which only resulted in super weak arms, which could barely get us home, when after 45 minutes the wind picked up and we had to paddle against it. It was really fun and I would definitely suggest it to anyone in the area! Check out all the fun pics from our adventure!

--Randy