Meet the SS WALT

Today was the inaugural voyage of the SS Walt. Yes, another recreational vehicle that has a name. I'm pretty sure you would expect that from us.

Sea Eagle SE 370 ... aka Walt

So before I spoil it and tell you what W-A-L-T might stand for, take a guess. Add it in the comments below. The person that chooses the correct answer gets ... wait for it ... absolutely nothing but thanks for playing. 

We ordered the Sea Eagle 370 right after we left our last camping trip at Long Point. We knew we would get a lot of use with it at home or very close to home. We went back to Long Point this morning and used their boat launch and paddled around the lagoon. It was so quiet and relaxing. We saw many mullet jumping out of the water. Not one of them cooperated so I could capture it on my camera but it was fun watching them. One mullet was a show off with an out-of-the-water 4-hopper. Very impressive. We saw egrets dive-bombing for their lunch but the second best part of the day was seeing a manatee. 

Manatee ahead at 11 o'clock

This guy cruised along right beside us. We thought he was all alone but then noticed another one right next to him. The water in this area is only about 3 feet deep and very clear so we were able to get a pretty good view.

Overall, a pretty good start to our kayaking adventures. Mango manned the foot pump while I assembled the oars and that's about all there is to this. We were in the water within 10 minutes. We bought a dry bag to carry wallet, keys and cameras and that worked well. Lots of leg room and good back support. Add a little sunscreen and go. 

Mango is busy typing a blog entry too so I'll let him tell you more about the environment of today's trip. 

So the kayaking thing? 2 thumbs up. I loved it. And the name? Water Access Leisure Toy. Did you guess correctly?

And best part of the day? Hanging out with Mango, having fun and making memories.

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Til next time. 

-June