Last Sunday, my wife and I went to a mall where she returned a pair of shoes and ultimately selected another pair. While she was conversing with the shoe salesman, I visited a large sporting goods store nearby. I am not a sportsman, though I sometimes wish I were, but there are things in sporting goods stores that I find appealing.
After looking at pedometers, I took a look at bicycles. While taking a look, a helpful New Zealand native, just a few years my junior, talked to me about the various bicycles and offered some suggestions. The one he suggested was best suited to my intended uses only cost $209. Add the car carrier at $60 and it's still a steal. I didn't buy them, but I very well might in the not-too-distant future.
What appealed to me more than pedometers and bicycles were the kayaks and canoes. Just looking at them and thinking about being on the water, exercising and having a good time, really got my juices flowing. I was anxious to learn how to use them and to have fun and get some exercise in the process.
Later, after her shoe excursion, my wife joined me in the sporting goods store. I tried to get her interested in the kayaks or the canoes, but had no success. I really want to get out in the water...get some exercise...experience something different from a desk. But my wife is the only person who I'd ask to do such things with me, and she's just not interested.
Maybe I should try it as a loner.
1 comment:
By the time you gear up, it's a lot more expensive than the $300 for the bike. Whatever boat you get, add about $350 - 500 for gear such as pfd, paddle, drybags, etc.
I'd find a club in the area and/or a business that rents boats so you can try it out.
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