Paddling in Alaska

Aug 20, 2005 Author: Meredith | Filed under: kayaking

I have not gotten out to go kayaking nearly enough this season…I have just been preoccupied with other things. It’s a subconscious choice, I guess; I know I should go kayaking, and I know I want to go out, but I end up going other places and doing other things. But I am hoping to go paddling in Alaska. There are excursions in all of the ports we will be visiting, and I will be interpreting when we are in Haines (on the White Pass Railway trip), so I can go paddling in Juneau or Ketchikan.

In Juneau there is only one kayaking trip: Glacier View Sea Kayaking for $94, which is 1Â½ to 2 hours of actual paddling. In Ketchikan there are three: Clover Passage by Kayak for $89 (70 minutes paddling), Tattoosh Islands Sea Kayaking for $141 (90 minutes paddling), and Whiskey Cove Kayaking for $80 (trip is only 2Â½ hours total). I have no idea which of these trips would be best…they are all in doubles, which I don’t particularly enjoy, and enjoy even less with an inexperienced paddler. Also, I would probably not be able to bring my own gear - even just my PFD would take up a lot of packing space!

I definitely want to go kayaking, but I just don’t know which trip. And of course I’m also worried about reserving ahead of time, because what if there’s an emergency and I have to interpret instead of going on an excursion? Would I get my money back? So I’m not sure if I should decide now and book now, or just put it off till I’m on board and see the purser directly.

One Response for "Paddling in Alaska"

annakat August 25th, 2008 at 8:26 pm 1

You are going to have to take the bull by the horns make a decision and go with it. Since you keep finding other things to do, maybe you really do not want to go, especially since you are putting so many negative things in the way. Would it be so bad if you didn’t go.