Sea Kayaking

On the final day of my vacation in Bonaire, my brother and I couldn't dive because our flight was within 24 hours (and divers need enough time to off-gas before increasing altitude 30,000 ft), so we went on an adventure above-water!

We rented sea kayaks and paddled around Klein Bonaire (11k) and to/from (3k)...thats over 8 miles (!) in less than 3 hours!! Before we paddled back to Bonaire we snorkeled for a half hour or so. Snorkeling was worlds more relaxing than scuba diving, and I loved free diving down to a couple schools of fish (and to avoid the jelly fish at the surface).

On our way back to Bonaire we paddled fully into the wind-- there were whitecaps crashing against the bow of my kayak! It took us more than an hour, compared to the 15 minutes it took us to go to Klein Bonaire-- what an exhausting workout! We battled the wind, waves and fatiguing arms/shoulders/torso, adding up to one sore core, today.

I couldn't wait to finish that final stretch of paddling-- it was so grueling that I never want to see (sea) kayak ever again! ;) Not any time soon anyway. Overall, I felt a huge sense of accomplishment after my longest paddle ever.