Sea Kyaking on a Groupon

Jamie and I have lived away from family, out of our home states most of our married lives together. So not familiar with the area's we live and no real source of the secret sweet spots to check out. After we missed some opportunity living in Arizona we decided we could make our stay in Washington state different. Last summer we did lots of camping almost every weekend, and we had a blast. This summer we were a little short on weekends but we found a sweet spot!

Last year I signed up for a free and online coupon offer company called Groupon

The Daily Groupon | Coupons, Discounts, and Deals on the Best in Seattle. Awesome offers. Last year I got Katelyn flying trapeze lessons for her 16th birthday, half price Nutcracker Ballet tickets, and this year half priced 3-hour Sea Kyak Tour. IT WAS THE BOMB!! absolutely beautiful day and stunning bay. Jamie's nephew, Tyler flew in from Michigan so we could fill 3 tandem kyaks. 2 tour guides had the patience of angels, and were great teachers. We paddled along the rock cliffs and got to check out some caves. we saw seastars, jellyfish, and seals. Jamie lost his sunglasses in the Bay somewhere now. An the only unpleasantness about the trip was another boat in our group that got sea sick and barfed in the water and then Garrett and I had to paddle through the 'chunks' to get into the most awesome cave.

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Big grandaddy Jay has his own idea of fun. As a kid my family would after a long Saturday in the garden or cleaning around the house, we'd pack the cooler with things like grapes and soda. Grab a bucket of KFC and head up the canyon to find a nice secluded picinic spot where we could do some target practice with the private arsenal of rifles and pistals. It seemed like we had unlimited ammunition because we all got lots of practice shooting propped up cans or boxes.

This summer it was time to being the next generation up to speed. On our way back from the reunion at Heber Valley we stopped at Cabela's, a sporting good store, and stocked up on some ammunition. The picture only shows a few guns, but that is because we are all holding one too. Garretts favorite is the .22. and I liked to shoot the handguns. Randon't brother had a big automatic assault rifle and that sucker was LOUD even with our ear plugs, but it was sure fun to have ahold of that powerful weapon.

In once sense guns scare me. i just kept thinking as I was looking at all the kids getting so comfortable with guns that it would be so easy to have an accident. And that the consequences would be devasting. On the flip side holding that weapon makes me feel powerful, strong, and bad to the bone.