On Sunday we went to the kayak launch spot near our camping site by a boat ramp around 6 pm. While waiting for the sunset, we explored every cove east to our launching spot, along the orange route in the following map.
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| Routes for the Sunset kayak: orange - out, yellow - back |
It took us about 15 minutes to unload and assemble our inflatable kayak Emma. The sun was still high in the sky, we paddled into the first cove.
There were a couple of big turkey vultures on the west bank, and a few ducks. We paddled slowly to enjoy the calm water, cool breeze in the shade of the small hill on the west bank. As we got closer to them, the ducks flew away, the vultures jumped a few yards away from us but stayed on the shore.
We talked to our friends on the shore and they took pictures of us. We then turned around and paddled toward the open water to get to the next cove.
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| First kayaking photo of us in the water by a friend on shore |
At the mouth of the cove, two egrets stood on posts lazily and a few on the rocky shore nearby. They flew away as we got closer to them, and landed 20 yards south from where they were, joined a group of ducks. After a minute or two, the ducks, for no apparent reasons to me, flew away together, the egrets stayed where they were.
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| egrets on concrete posts by Lake Texoma |
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| Egrets and Ducks |
Two big house stand prominently at the 3rd cove, one is a ranch house, with huge flush green yard, the other is at the tip of the cove facing the lake, a mansion. They dwarf the surrounding homes. Both houses have large boat houses at the bank. As we paddled in and out each cove along the route, we saw big fishes jumping out of water, and large school of small fishes make a splash on the water.
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| a large ranch on the shore - near the mouth of a cove |
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| A mansion at the end of a cove |
It passed 7 pm already, the Sun was till about 30 degree above the horizon when we started our return trip, yellow route in the map. We were paddling into the splendid blinding sunshine. We paddled slightly into the shade in each cove we passed and waited for the Sun to set.
Then I noticed that the surroundings were becoming golden, and the water around us glittering golden shine, and snowy egrets flew in the golden sky.
We quickly paddled out of a shaded in a cove and into the open water. The sun was about to set.
Fishermen stood in their motor boats, which were close and perpendicular to the shore, throwing fishing lines into the water. We had to get around of them.
In a matter of a minute, Sun set, golden shine diminished, and it got dark really fast. We paddled in unison in great force, and got back to the launching spot, before it was totally dark.
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