I think I'm going to 'YAK

I went kayaking last summer, and I think it has become my new obsession. For those people who know me, I tend to get involve in things as hobbies until I either get bored with them, master them or make money off of them. In my lifetime I have taken up playing the guitar, golf, indoor soccer, magic (as in pulling a rabbit out a hat), fishing, camping, collecting movie costume replicas, blogging (which has stuck), and probably others I'm forgetting at the moment.

I also like the excuse to buy gear. I have a problem. The problem is that once I have identified the hobby/obsession I have to keep upgrading and adding to the collection with accessories.

This summer's main attraction for me will be kayaking...I guarantee it. I have been researching kayaks to buy, and visiting numerous kayaking websites to actually learn more about why I might even want to take it up.

Sitting at lunch yesterday, I was surprised to find out I was the only person in the room to have paddle only once in a kayak. How did I go 32 years without 'yaking? That's how some people in the sport refer to it-'yaking. I saw the term on a few websites anyway.

The nature aspect intrigues me. A kayak allows one to see nature along rivers and lakes up close. Nature that may not normally be seen. At this point I do not think the extreme, white-water kayaking is what I want. I am looking for day trips and camping excursions for now.