The Dangers of Kayaking
When I think of dangerous sports, kayaking is not usually on the list. Free soloing, of course. Base jumping, yeah. Even American football and rugby have their fair share of debilitating head injuries (my college rugby team’s motto was “Give blood; play rugby). But after an experience a few years ago, kayaking has climbed up my list. My office had decided to do kayaking as an outing/team building activity. The ones who were not up for kayaking could take the boat to Sharp Island and meet us there. Those of us who did want to kayak would meet at the town and walk to the kayak rentals together. This is where I made my first mistake. After getting on my life jacket and getting wet, I realized that I had not put sunscreen on my legs. I often skip sunscreen on my legs when I go swimming since they rarely burn (unlike my face and shoulders). But when kayaking, your legs are uncovered and laying helpless under the brutal rays of the sun. To make matters worse, this was at the very ...