Kayaking in the fort

We had our first experience kayaking the rivers in Fort Wayne (or river). I'm not sure which river(s) it was exactly, but we spent 90 minutes on the water and it was pretty fun.

We rented a tandem kayak at Fort Wayne Outfitters. It was easy-peasy. You do everything on your phone and then just show up. A tandem was $30 for 2 hours (single kayaks are $20). We could have stayed out longer, but it was 91f when we arrived at 11:30 am, so we didn't want to push it.

They set us up with life jackets (which we used as back rests) and paddles, and launched us into the river on their nifty dock thing.

The guy at the dock suggested going west was more scenic, but we'd been there on a pontoon boat, so we headed east. We went under the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge, past Headwaters Park, the Old Fort, The Deck, and wandered around and over to the Tennessee Street bridge, then back.

One nice thing about the rivers here is there isn't much of a current any which way you go, so it was pretty easy rowing. In fact, usually only one of us rowed, if either of us did at all. It was relaxing.

There is also plenty of nature to see: ducks, geese, an occasional fish jumping, and plenty of turtles sunning themselves...

Although it was pretty hot on this day, it was still a worthwhile venture. We will definitely be doing this again. I imagine it's really pretty in the fall.

A good time... was had by all.

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