Life on the Water

Life on the water: when most of my summer consists of finding a new place to go kayaking. One of my favorite quotes is “Life Is Simple, Just Add Water!”  Growing up, my family has always visited Mohican Adventures and rented kayaks as a family, and this is where I learned to love kayaking.  My best friend and I decided to each get a kayak, and it is one of the greatest things I have ever purchased.  I could go out every day because it is one of the most relaxing things.  Being on the water, staying out watching the sun set, and not wanting to go in until the last possible minute is what kayaking is all about.  My friend and I try to go at least twice a week in the summer.  After my family saw the fun we were having going different places to kayak, my mom and my dad each got a kayak to go with us.  It’s a lot of fun to take new people out that have never been kayaking before.  Over the summer, I took several ladies that I worked with kayaking for the first time and it was funny to me because several of them worried that it was going to be hard.  Honestly, it is one of the easiest things to do.  Once you are in the kayak, you just glide through the water with no problem.  I have been kayaking for a few years now, but there are still so many places I want to go kayaking.  I like having my phone with me while kayaking so that I can capture the memories, and of course, the beautiful sunrises and sunsets, so I bought a waterproof pouch to protect my phone.  One of the craziest kayaking adventures I have ever been on is when my family and friends, twelve of us total, went to Alliance, Ohio to kayak at a place recommended by someone who was there a few years back.  This was one of the sketchiest places I have ever been to kayak, and I truly felt scared.  We got caught up on rocks, had to get out of our kayaks into disgusting water to cross over fallen trees, then to top off the trip, we got caught in a severe thunderstorm and had no idea where we were.  If I could give any advice to someone about relaxing and doing an activity to de-stress it would be to “buy a kayak and paddle on!”