Kayaking the 135-mile stretch of the Bayou Teche is easier said than done, but that didn’t stop 28 paddlers from trying Saturday during the annual Tour du Teche kayak race.

The race is actually a three-day event that starts at Port Barre and ends up at Berwick, and racers were in the middle of the intense stretch at Iberia Parish. Organizer Ray Pellerin said kayakers started the day in St. Martinville at about 9 a.m. and called it a day at approximately noon at the New Iberia City Park boat launch.