To The World Of Sea Kayaking Story and Photos by Tom Watson Imagine what it would be like to glide silently above a strange world in your own ship. As its captain, you are looking down at weird creatures staring back at you with orange eyes on the ends of bright green stalks. Imagine floating over the top of a dense jungle where giant leaves more than 20 feet long sprout from stems nearly half the length of a football field. These strange and beautiful sights are just a few you'll see while sea kayaking.
Sea kayaks are like canoes of the ocean.
The kayak is sleek, and the paddler sits in a small opening in the center of the kayak's deck. This is called the cockpit. Kayaks can go through very shallow water. This means they can glide easily over shallow rocks and reefs to get into small tide pools along the shore. These are some of the best places to find all those strange creatures with the colorful eyes and tentacles.