I moved my body: kayaking and a short walk.

It was a glorious summer day so we took our new-ish kayaks out for their 2nd adventure. We live just a few blocks from a little Salmon Bay “beach” access point so we walked our kayaks-in-backpacks down there for a leisurely adventure. The access point is in a marina so the water was calm and easy for launching. The water was mildly choppy but surprisingly not busy considering the weather. Although considering how July 4th is falling this year, the people that own private boats are probably all off on long weekend trips. Or saving themselves for all-day-on-the-water on Tuesday.

We are still very happy with our purchase – they are quick to inflate and deflate, quick to dry, and we haven’t really had any issues getting them to fit back in their packs (especially once we figured out how important it is to fold the seat backs properly. These are the kayaks we bought a few weeks ago at the REI annual sale. They handle a bit differently than a traditional plastic/fiberglass/whatever kayak – they sit higher on the water, turn on a dime (even when you don’t mean to), and are more susceptible to the wind. But considering they are only 20-something pounds to carry and both fit easily in the back of the Jeep, they are exactly what we need.

Afterwards we did a quick turnaround at home and then walked down to meet neighbors at Cloudburst Brewing for a pint and succeeded at not buying the yummy looking dumplings from the food truck.