Paddleboarding

We (and by that I mean Tim) bought 3 paddleboards when we were in San Diego.  I have no idea why we need 3, but that’s what we have.  Two of them are of the inflatable variety and one is rigid.  In fact, we have yet to even inflate both of the inflatable ones.  I was always pretty sure I would enjoy paddleboarding, and I tried it for the first time at San Francisquito.  It was amazing.  I went out for over an hour, and really only headed back because I hadn’t taken any water with me.  The only real downside is that after about 20 minutes my toes start to go numb, so I have to sit down and paddle for just a bit until I regain feeling.  The inflatable paddle board is more stable and the rigid is faster and tracks better in the water.  I tend to use the inflatable one because it’s lighter and Alex and I can put it in the water and also because there’s less concern about running it into Exodus (since it has softer sides).  I have only fallen off once, and that was when a panga went by and I showed little concern for the wake when I really should have.  Luckily, I didn’t lose my sunglasses.  Paddleboarding provides at least part of what I used to get out of running all the time.  Namely, the solitude and the very simple goal setting (I’m going to paddle there and turn around).  However, it doesn’t come close to being the aerobic workout and I still immensely miss running.