Last fall my husband and I wanted to see migrating pelicans at a nearby lake. Try as we might, we could not get close enough to get a good view. There was no wheelchair accessible vantage point that I could access. In pondering a solution, we decided that a canoe or kayak would increase our bird-watching opportunities, and that paddling would also provide some exercise. However, a visit to our local outdoor store presented too many choices. Canoe? Kayak? Sit-top kayak? Single kayak? Tandem kayak? How much would a boat cost? How would we transport it to the lake? We shelved the idea for the winter.

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