Week 87: Paddle boarding around the Traunsee
Two weeks ago, on our 600th day, a local Gmunden shop was hosting a “Test Tage” (test day) where you could test out stand-up paddleboards (SUP for short).
We had never tried them out before, but watched SUP’ers from afar float across the water and knew we wanted to try them someday.
Looking at the boats and paddle boarders on the Traunsee from our house.
Only a few minutes after testing them out we were hooked and ordered two boards of our own. The OHANA boards to be specific.
The possibilities are endless with a SUP. With more than 300 lakes throughout Austria, we can explore even more places on our paddle boards.
It took about 10 days to receive our boards, but now that they are here, we spent the entire weekend out on the water.
Me on my SUP
Eric on his SUP passing by Schloss Ort.
Schloss Ort
We took the dogs out on the SUPs with us today (Sunday). The boards have a thick foam pad capable of handling sharp dog nails.
Daisy on the SUP
The dogs were a little wiggly, so we decided to just sit and paddle. Maybe after a few more outings we will be comfortable enough to stand with them aboard.
Daisy and I on the SUP
Daisy did so well and we were so proud of her!
Charlie was a little hesitant. He cried when Daisy and I would paddle too far and he would constantly stand up or plop down for a drink of water causing the board to rock. I guess this is a lesson not to push our fur babies to do something they are not interested in 😂.
Or maybe we will push a few more times. We enjoy doing things together with the dogs and would love for all of us to do this more often.
Charlie was leaning against Eric most of the time
Paddle boarding is fun and also a great low-impact, all-body workout. Almost every muscle in your body is used when paddle boarding. Your core, back, and leg muscles are constantly maintaining balance, while your arms, back, and shoulders are propelling your board through the water.
Daisy and I paddling on the Traunsee
Eric and Charlie on the SUP
Charlie and Daisy have never been big water fans, so we ordered life jackets for them in case they fell off. At the end of our adventure, they jumped off the boards and into the water and I think they really appreciated their life jackets.
