With the scorching weather, we went to our go to Abel Reservoir for a quick and refreshing paddle.
Century Club: Jeff and Barb Steele
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Kayaking at our go to: Abel Reservoir
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Kayaking on Abel Reservoir
Sailing on Abel Reservoir
Since there is virtually no wind today, we opted to celebrate Summer Sailstice on our kayaks instead of motor sailing on our beloved Melanna. Another beautiful paddle and first sail on Abel Reservoir near home.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Kayaking on Smith Lake at Quantico Marine Corps base
Day 40 on the water brought us to explore Smith Lake at Quantico Marine Corps base. This is very close to our home in Stafford. The lake is beautiful and we really enjoyed our paddle there. Saw a few turtles warming up on logs and a fawn on the Stafford shoreline. Most notably, we assessed this will be a great spot for leaf peeping in the fall.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Kayaking on Abel Reservoir in between thunderstorms
An egret watching us and hunting for a meal
Found a weather window today that let us back on the water today. Back to our closest go to and had a lovely paddle. Saw kingfishers again but they’re too fast for us to snag a photo, lots of turtles, and we were able to snag a photo of an egret. We also met a couple of student researchers from Mary Washington University Biology Department who were out cataloging turtles. Fun and interesting day on the Reservoir.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Back at Abel Reservoir again! Glad I wore long sleeves today as it was cloudy, breezy, and 68 degrees! Long sleeves also came in handy as it drizzled off and on this morning while we were out.
Monday, June 15, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Back at our go to with our kayaks since Abel Reservoir is closest to our house. Nice breeze and sunny skies. We’re becoming addicted to kayaking!
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Kayaking on Curtis Lake in Stafford, VA
Had a great time kayaking on Curtis Lake in our hometown of Stafford. Glad we wore long sleeves and pants because it was pretty cool out on the lake with the breezes.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Today’s adventure was a cool and refreshing paddle on the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, VA. We were paddling in the area of George Washington’s boyhood home. Lots of kayaks, paddle boards, canoes, and floats on the water today.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 to Friday, June 12, 2020
Number of days:
3 days
Kayaking on Abel Lake Reservoir in Stafford, VA
We bought kayaks recently and have been practicing with them the last few days near our home at Abel Lake Reservoir in Stafford, VA. We feel comfortable enough now to graduate to lake kayaking tomorrow. Also it’s turning out to be a great way working towards our 100 days on the water.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 to Sunday, June 7, 2020
Number of days:
6 days
Sailing to the Eastern shore from Herring Bay
We went out to our home port (Herrington Harbour North) and spent six days sailing in the Bay and/or kayaking in Rockhold Creek.