KAYAK VIRGINIA BEACH INFORMATION NET

Well the whole KayakVB thing started just about a year and a half ago, when I decided to start keeping track of my kayak trips for family and friends back in San Diego. The first trip I posted was a New Years Day trip out to Lake Drummond, in Chesapeake. I still remember that trip, [...]

I knew I was running low on battery power for the camera, but when I got home and was getting ready to download from the camera, it wouldn’t turn on, the battery was completely dead… So it will take a couple of hours for the battery to charge, and then I will upload them to [...]

We did short trip on Milldam Creek today, got a late start.

This was the first time I/we launched from the bridge. The rocks are a bit loose in places so watch your step. This is technically a roadside launch, parking is very limited, not much clearance from the road, and about 60 yards or so [...]

I guess I jynxed myself, because shorlty after my last post, it seems everyone decided that the Northwest River was the place to be…
A bunch of power boats, anjets skis were cruisong the river…
All in all not a bad trip, 6.2 miles…
I’ll have all the pictures up at KayakVB soon

It was a nice paddel down Smiths Creek, I made it to the Northwest river. A couple of fishermen on the creek, but not much else. Almost no traffic on the river, strange for the first weekend of summer.
A lot more wind on the river then the creek, but not bad…
I think I took way [...]

Trying out something new today, so we’ll see how it works…
I set up remote capabilities to post…
Getting ready to head out from Smiths Creek, in Chesapeake. Looks like a couple of others are already out on the water, not sure if they are kayakers or boaters. Passed by Doizer Bridge, North Landing River, and Pocaty [...]

So today I was was taking an entirely boring trip on the Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal, and after spotting and picking up the third empty floating Pepsi bottle in about a quarter mile.
I was pondering the following questions

Do other people gather the garbage as they pass by kayaking?
Will/Do they go out of their way to [...]

Well it was a little to windy, and all the river gages were looking on the low side, so I blew off making a trip, and took Nick to the Wild River Outfitters Demo Day.

Not to crowded

Nick got to try out what may be his new boat.
Rest of the story and pictures at kayakvb.com

Yeah I am way behind on this, as the site has been open for the season for about a month.
The Back Bay NWR Horn Point Canoe and Kayak launch facility hass reopened for the season. There have been no upgrades to the facility over the winter, but I guess the biggest thing to note is [...]