wishing i had a waterproof camera

Yesterday my friend Sheila and I took the kayaks down the rio grande from alameda to montano. Other than sandbars and a few false starts it was great. I expected it to be fun, but I wasn't prepared for how peaceful it was. The river itself was very quiet except for when we approached overpasses. And we saw all kinds of critters; ducks, herons, south valley penguins, coyote, rabbits...it was way cool. and it was very nice to spend the afternoon with a friend I spend entirely too little time with.