A New Ocean Kayak
We
took the new kayak to the beach for the first time
last weekend - what a great trip. It was easy to load
and take down, and also easy to launch. It was stable
and safe. Not particularly fast, but certainly
relaxing in Rockport's Little Bay. Thanks as usual to
Carol and Bill for the help in launching the maiden
voyage of The Kayak.

After a few tries, we figure out a way to keep
the little craft from flipping over every time we
try to load it on the Jeep.
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The view from the front - not bad. |

Ready to go - we are at the beach in Port Aransas
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The waves are a little rough, so Bill and Mike
take it out first to give it a try and test its
stability
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The kayak does great, but the weather does not
- we sit out a rainstorm, and then go on to
Little Bay in Rockport where the water is
smoother.
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I get my first chance to try it out - it really is
fun. |

It's a lot more fun if you can just ride, and not
paddle, but that won't last for long! This is a
great little kayak. Lots of people at the beach
asked about it, and we let several people take it
out for a test drive.
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Mike and Bill take it out to check the crab traps
right before we call it a day and go out to
dinner - it was the first but not the last of the
kayak trips, and it was a great success.
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