Paddling on the Charles

Leslie Turek rents a kayak and spends an hour on the Charles:

... There was a lovely cool breeze on the water, the sun sparkled, the trees were green, and the traffic noise was hidden away behind a screen of foliage. There was the soft splashing sound of the paddles, and the sight of the occasional bird or dragonfly skimming over the water. It was like being in a dream. ...