Saturday, July 05, 2008
July 4th Celebrations
For the last five years we've been talking about converting one of our kayak trailers into a float for the Anacortes Fourth of July Parade. This year we finally managed to make it happen.
Shane, from Island Adventures, and I designed some banners to hang off the sides of the trailer, and everybody else helped out with the balloons and other decorations. The best part was all of the kids that we rounded up to help toss candy, orca whale erasers, and orca whale antennae toppers to the crowd. We filled the deck of the trailer with over a dozen kids who belonged to the extended Anacortes Kayak Tours/ Island Adventures family. It was not a quiet place to sit!
Our tours have had a few interesting encounters recently, including a seal trying to gnaw on a kayak's bow toggle, a message in a bottle floating by, and about 25 eagles filling the branches of a single tree. You never know what you might see out there. We've had more whale encounters as well, they seem to be spending a little more time on our side of the islands this summer....must be a some sort of change in the travel patterns of the salmon.
Well, the big push of our peak season is upon us! The next 8 weeks will bring us the best weather of the year and some of the most fun days of summer. Our overnight kayak program is just about full through the middle of August, if you are considering joining us on one of our great trips then give us a call.
Shane, from Island Adventures, and I designed some banners to hang off the sides of the trailer, and everybody else helped out with the balloons and other decorations. The best part was all of the kids that we rounded up to help toss candy, orca whale erasers, and orca whale antennae toppers to the crowd. We filled the deck of the trailer with over a dozen kids who belonged to the extended Anacortes Kayak Tours/ Island Adventures family. It was not a quiet place to sit!
Our tours have had a few interesting encounters recently, including a seal trying to gnaw on a kayak's bow toggle, a message in a bottle floating by, and about 25 eagles filling the branches of a single tree. You never know what you might see out there. We've had more whale encounters as well, they seem to be spending a little more time on our side of the islands this summer....must be a some sort of change in the travel patterns of the salmon.
Well, the big push of our peak season is upon us! The next 8 weeks will bring us the best weather of the year and some of the most fun days of summer. Our overnight kayak program is just about full through the middle of August, if you are considering joining us on one of our great trips then give us a call.
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