My husband and I decided to take a mini mid-week vacation to our favorite Stand Up Paddle friendly B&B (The Inn at Tabb's Creek) this past week.
We knew it would be cold, but we brought our ShuBu's anyway. ; )
The grounds of the Inn were just as beautiful covered in snow as it had been back in late spring during our first visit.
The first thing we did upon arrival was check the water.....
There were definitely some icy patches but that didn't stop us. We waited for the temperature to raise a little before gearing up, convincing Innkeeper Greg to join us, and then it was onto the water...
Luckily for us, there was practically no wind.
Apart from being a little nerve-racking....it felt absolutely awesome walking on icy waters....
Because the ice was pretty thin on most parts of the creek we could paddle right through it without too much trouble (though we definitely had to keep our balance)...
We paddled for about an hour before it started to sleet! At that point it was too cold to stay on the water so we hit dry land, warmed up in our suite with hot chocolate and enjoyed the view...
The next day we convinced both Innkeepers Greg and Lori to join us for one last paddle (it also happened to be New Year's Eve)...
The sun was shining much brighter today so we decided to head out toward East River.
The view of the Inn at Tabb's Creek from the water was GORGEOUS!
We turned back toward the Inn after a little while and made a B-line for the ice again....
And then the craziest thing happened....
Greg and Lori's cat, Chai, decided to join Lori on her board....
I never, ever thought I'd see a Stand Up Paddling cat.....so, awesome.
After our ice-paddling excursion we changed into warm clothes, bid Lori, Greg and Chai goodbye and hit the road.
What an excellent last paddle of 2010.
Life is good.
