Maiden Voyage of our Kayak

Some people buy jewelry or go on trips for their anniversaries.  We bought a kayak.  It was the end of the season sale from a local tour company and it's been stowed in the garage since then.  We finally got to take it out on its maiden voyage.

Graham took a day off from work and we set out at Auke Rec.  After we sort of got the hang of it, we paddled over to one of the small islands.  It was such a cool feeling to walk around on the island knowing that there was no one else there at the moment and probably very few people who could say they had ever set foot on it!

We had a little harbor seal pop up to say hi to us.  We stopped paddling and just floated for a bit to watch him.  Shortly after we started paddling again, I turned around and wouldn't you know, directly behind us was the seal.  Apparently he wanted to check us out just a bit longer. 

We had such a great time that we picked the girls up from school and had them give it a go.

Addy liked kayaking but she also just enjoyed soaking up the sun with a good book.  I love that in the background you can see Graham and Cora just making their way back to the beach.