We put in at my regular spot on the Nisqually River. Chaplain Tim decided to try his new boat and Tim and Josh used my other two kayaks.
Chinook salmon were starting to run so the banks were full of fishermen.
Turns out that the boat wasn't quite as quick as the kayaks, but it was quick enough. It's a good thing that Chaplain Tim had a motor on his boat though. Not that he couldn't have paddled the whole way!
Unfortunately, my camera's battery was almost drained when we started so I didn't get nearly as many pictures as I normally like to take. Here's Tim. I should say that this was Tim's first time kayaking and he kayaked like a pro.
Here's how Chaplain Tim powered most of his trip down the river. He only used the motor a few times.
Here's Josh paddling away. That sure was a nice hat he was wearing. He would only own that hat for about 20 more minutes after this picture. Unfortunately, he flipped his kayak and it was either save Josh or the hat. I picked Josh. Not that I really did anything. He fortunately flipped near a couple of guys fishing out of their boat. They pulled Josh out of the river, righted his kayak, and then pumped it out for him. They were awesome! They now have a great fishing story to tell. I wonder how they filled out their catch card though?
The tide was pretty low and getting lower as it continued to ebb. When we got to the Nisqually delta, in the wildlife refuge, there were huge stretches of mud flats visible. Turns out the seals love to sun themselves on the mud flats. But they don't like you to get too close. Some of them dove into the water as I tried to get closer for more photos.
They are curious, but cautious.
This seal let me get pretty close. See the wake behind the seal? That's from the tide going out.
This one let me get even closer.
And that's it for this trip! My camera didn't want to take any more pictures.
