lessons learned

When kayaking for 4 hours, one has time to really think about things. Things like "was that a harbor seal?" or "is my paddling technique good?" or even "what does it take to get a comfortable sports bra???" (that last one was particularly of interest). Yesterday my sweetheart and I managed over 11 miles through a marshy marine preserve. We didn't see another person for hours, but we did see an array of sea birds, many basking seals, and we got to play a bit in the bay. We both did a roll, just to say we could. The new boats handled beautifully! That's been our longest paddle yet.

Another thing I had time to contemplate was the concept of food-as-fuel. I've been getting pretty darn tired in the afternoons lately, and after due consideration I'm thinking I'm not eating enough. This whole eating thing really gets boring, particularly since I do NOT like to cook and so the food is always bland. I am just going to have to get over that, however, and start treating food as necessary fuel and not worry about the tastiness of it. It's hard to work up enthusiasm to another batch of stir-fried veggies, tho', lemme tell ya. I may see about going to a nutritionist so I can do this most efficiently - have you ever noticed that the advice out on the 'net can be somewhat contradictory?

I like being out on the water with my sweetie, watching the marine life, thinking about whatever pops in to my head. I wouldn't say it's a zen experience, precisely. It's more just settling in to a new routing. Yay for moving out to California and taking advantage of what's here!

They're here, they're here!

The kayaks are finally here! Yay! My sweetheart's boss (officially known as Sweetie-boss) sent my sweetie off to go get them when he heard they were in. I owe sweetie-boss a beer! Or some sake. Or a bottle of wine. :-)

Now for the really hard part - how to wait patiently through the afternoon before I can pet my own boat?!

You know, I haven't actually updated my blog much, since I figured folks would eventually get bored hearing about kayaking all the time. But since last I posted, my sweetheart and I have successfully completed two days of Surf Zone classes, found we could do rolls on both sides the first night we tried (which is apparently amazingly rare - our instructors were rather taken aback. It was fun!), and got through a perfecting the forward stroke clinic. From here, it's just lots of practice!

We will celebrate this weekend by going to paddle in Half Moon Bay and catching dinner and a movie (Airplane 2) with a friend.

Life _is_ good.