A picture's worth a 1,000 words (and $300)

Of course this picture is priceless because it is of Cory and Kristen. But, it was also the last picture I was able to take with our camera before it was ruined in its"waterproof" pouch. Kristen somehow convinced us to go kayaking in the open sea for 17 miles down the Napali Coast while we were on "vacation" in Hawaii. You have no idea how terribly nervous I was to do this and while Kristen was saying "What an adventure!" I was praying we wouldn't die (literally). I felt somewhat better knowing we had a tour guide. But he was a too busy trying to reinacted the moment of "Kiss the Girl" from Little Mermaid with his new Hawaiian fling to even know that the rest of us we there.

The only thing that this tour guide said to me was "Angela, stop worrying about the paddling and look around at the beautiful scenery." I had a hard time doing this because I was afraid we were going to huli (that means flip over in the water). Now that its over, I'm glad we did it! I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a real adventure... just don't take your digital camera, remember to take something for motion sickness, wear lots of sunscreen, and be able to relieve yourself at sea (or hold it for 12 hours- I don't think I'll share my personal experience about this one.)