Quick survey question: Are you a canoe person or a kayak person? Not sure what I mean, I'll explain.  

During that same camping trip I mentioned in my last blog (read here), two of the children went home early with Keri. The weather wasn't up to their liking, and they were ready for civilization. A day later, the weather turned beautiful again, and the two remaining children asked to go kayaking. Being the awesome dad that I am, I said yes.  

There are a couple of things to know about kayaking that are different than canoeing.  

Solo - The kayaks we could rent were single person, so I had to rent three. I wasn't going to let my kids do it without me close at hand. The canoe from a few days before could seat 6 keeping us crammed together.  

Stability on the water - With fewer people comes less moving around and fewer variables, causing more control. But also, there is a higher chance of tipping yourself and having no one to blame. Side...