Inaugural Paddle

With the new knee, that is.  And not in the Adirondacks.  We are still in NJ.  We did not make the Memorial Day paddle and picnic.

Yesterday I tried getting into and out of the boat while it was sitting on the lawn.  Piece of cake.  But the true test is getting out once I've been paddling for a while.  For that test we drove to Princeton to the put-in on the Delaware and Raritan Canal off Alexander Street.  We paddled south for about 45 minutes then turned around.

I figured 1 1/2 hours of sitting in the boat was a pretty good test.

And sure enough, I could not get out by myself.  So no solo paddling for a while.