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Archive for October, 2009
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Three. No more, no less.
 Folbots at Tomales Bay I really want that fourth one, though. I met a fellow at Tomales bay who said he had six. He said the answer to the above question was, “Just one more.” I wonder if he is up to seven kayaks yet.
Here are my three, in the family photo above. They are all Folbots – Kodiak, Aleut, and Kiawah, respectively. Folding Kayaks are the way to go for humble apartment dwellers like myself. Although by now, I am sufficiently sold on folding kayaks that I will stick with them even when I settle down into a house. People always ask why I have three kayaks. I usually tell them the other two are for guests, and that they are all different (which is true). It’s easier than trying to explain the weird compulsion to buy additional kayaks.
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
 google trends search volume for "kayak" It’s that time again – time for interest in kayaking to fall off a cliff. I understand that people do go kayaking in the colder months but I also understand that these people are insane. I imagine they are salty seafaring types, bearded and weathered, with a permanent layer of salty crust on their sun-freckled leathery hides. I had always fantasized about paddling misty Lake Tahoe in the winter, but COME ON PEOPLE IT’S FREEZING OUT THERE.
That’s us losing interest at the right edge of the graph above. I love graphs and I also love kayaks. So this graph makes me all jittery with excitement.
Technorati Tags: winter kayaking, kayaking trends, kayaking, cold water kayaking
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
I just got my REI member coupon in the mail, good for 20% off. Unfortunately, REI tends to clear out paddling gear during the colder months to make way for snow sports. I’m so glad for online stores…
I already have a carbon fiber Werner Kalliste and a fiberglass Werner Camano, but I DON’T have a CARBON FIBER CAMANO.
If this is as good as the paddles I have, it is certainly droolworthy. More importantly, it is ON SALE.
So tempted.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
HEY. How did you find this place?
yahoo. WAIT. how did you learn how to talk?
YAHOO.
 hey. how'd you find this place? However you found this place, thanks for visiting. Most likely you found this post by scrolling through archived entries. Maybe you wondered what the very first post looked like. It looks much like this. If you remember the commercial from which I stole the above lines, it had a regular dude waist deep in a tropical ocean. Palm trees, sand, etc. And he’s talking to a dolphin.
I hope you have enjoyed reading the posts on this humble kayaking blog. I also hope you are amused by my ruminating on the future in the past tense. Do you like dolphins? They are SO CUTE.
Posted in Folding Kayaks, Inflatable Kayaks, Kayak Fishing, Kayak Paddles, Kayak Rentals, Kayaking Equipment, Kayaking Gear, Kayaking Lessons, Kayaking Tips, Kayaking Tours, Kayaking Travel, Kayaking Trips, Kayaks, Lake Kayaking, Ocean Kayak, Sea Kayaking, Used Kayaks | 2 Comments »
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