After church, Ellen and I put the kayaks on our 2 vehicles and headed over to Bang's Lake. This was the first time for the yak on my new vehicle and all went smoothly...
The lake was of course quite busy with powerboats, water skiers, seadoos, and loads of pontoon boats, as people sought relief from the long string of 90+ degree days. We paddled close to the shore as we circled the lake to avoid the power craft and safely ride their bow wakes...
The serenity of the back channel was most enjoyable as we circled the little island before heading back to the lake. There was no sound back here as we paddled, enjoying a gathering of 18 geese that were nonchalantly cruising the algae-clogged waterway.
The water lilies were especially magnificent...
...but just after getting back to the lake, we caught the northern edge of a huge storm passing through DuPage County well south of us. This storm had winds up to 90 mph in DuPage and toppled hundreds of trees and left 200,000 homes without power, including Scott and Sarah's in Wheaton. Fortunately we only had 35 mph winds in Wauconda, but it caught both of our boats and pushed us to shore, luckily by a beach area. We waited the storm out for 30 minutes, then resumed our paddle when the winds had died down. All in all, as paddlers say, "Any day on the water is a great day!"
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