Back from a hiatus..
Posted By matt on September 16, 2009
So, I’m back off a week of vacation with a jaunt out to Maine for whitewater rafting at Northern Outdoors with friends. Loads of fun was had, and much beer was sampled. As it turns out, I like my beer a little better – theirs is a little heavier on the hops than I like.
We rafted the Kennebec which, while fun, was not as much fun as hitting the Dead, like we did last year (the rapids weren’t as interesting). However, we did have opportunity to play with some inflatable kayaks. They’re quite good, and it solves the kayak problem I was having. Specifically, I didn’t particularly like the large hard shell kayaks – they take space and are awkward. Doing some research, these are inexpensive and should fit the bill quite well.
In addition, I realize that I live in an area not unlike where we visited in Maine, so I need to get out and do more:
- kayaking
- geocaching
- fishing
- shooting
The vacation was a “homeowners vacation”. Liz painted the garage, I worked on some garage wiring and door opener maintenance, restocked our supply of frozen homemade rolls and such, dealt with a lot of garden bits and bobs (harvest time), and we generally played catch-up. It was both relaxing and productive and topped off by the nice trip to Maine. We took the scenic route out through Vermont and New Hampshire. As it turns out, the lower top speed (say 55MPH) had me getting about 43MPG on the diesel, which was nice.
I think that’s about it for now.
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Wow, I never knew inflatable kayaks existed! I’ll probably still just rent given the frequency with which I actually go kayaking (a couple times a year, not at all this!) but it’s an interesting idea that I’ll have to keep in mind in case I do want one but am limited space-wise (keeping a mountain bike in an apartment is bad enough!).
I had no idea that they existed either until this weekend. Was loads of fun.