My Son and His Kayak Friends
My youngest son is hard to keep up with. He never goes in fast gear, but he is always on the go - slowly and surely. When he was little, I'd be saying, "Hurry up" to him and "Slow down" to the older one at the mall and places like that. We were a family slinky. All trying to stay together - and easier said than done.
I play a lot online, but I don't do it the same way my little-big guy does. I should explain that. He's the baby, but he's about 6 feet tall. He definately the tallest in the family. Must be some recessive genes.
The younger one loves to white water raft which we do on vacations. But, he wasn't satisfied with just the occasional trek. Nope. He got online and read up about kayaks and then found a used one at a reasonable price at Craig's List. Then, we found a group of kayakers in our area and got in touch. The next think I knew he was telling me that he had plans to go kayaking with his new water buddies.
Today was the kid's second kayak trip with HRL Paddlers. He had a great time as he did the last time. Getting outdoors makes him very happy.
I enjoy water sports, and I'm thinking I need to get a kayak too. The HRL group does have some extras for newbies. That's really great. Maybe I can borrow one to start with and then get a second one. I need to figure out if two will fit on top of the truck though.
*Note - The photo was taken by one of my son's kayak friends. The guys were goofing off, and it's clear they were having a blast.
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