There are tons of outdoor activities to participate in here in the Pacific Northwest and kayaking is one of them. We kayaked once in Hawaii and it was fun, so we decided to go kayak sometime here in Seattle. I had heard about this Mexican food place called Agua Verde located on Portage Bay between Lake Union and Lake Washington that also rents out kayaks, so I figured we’d go there sometime. Then, the young adults group at our church decided to make our monthly event in June a kayak event at Agua Verde, which was pretty convenient for us.

So we met everyone this past Saturday to kayak on Portage Bay near UW. We had to wait in line for about 40 minutes despite getting there when they opened at 10am. I made sure we put on plenty of sunscreen since it was going to be sunny and hot all day Saturday. We finally got in our double kayak and headed for the Washington Arboretum, which didn’t seem that far away until we started paddling. Sometimes it was hard to steer the kayak because other bigger boats would pass by us and create waves. We kayaked for a little over an hour and I was so sore once we got back. My upper back and arms were really tired. The seat wasn’t very comfortable either, which made my lower back hurt too. The group stayed to eat lunch at Agua Verde, but we had to bail out on lunch since Troy’s parents came into Seattle earlier than we thought they would. But at least we were able to kayak with the group. It was fun to get out on the water and get some exercise and do something we hadn’t done much before.