Smooth Sailing...

That's right! Its that time of year... when tax returns finally come back! We've had plans for this money for months now and at last our money came, and we put it to good use on Saturday!

And this is what we bought:Its a Hobie Mirage Outfitter Tandem Kayak! Let me break that down for you. Hobie is the brand.
Mirage refers to the flipper like devices seen on the bottom of the boat. This technology is newer and there are actually foot pedals inside that you use to put the kayak in motion. If you so choose, you can take out the pedals, or Mirage Drive as they are called, and just use the traditional paddles. However with the Mirage Drive, you can go much faster. Its design is based upon that of how a penguin quickly swims through the water!
Lastly, tandem of course refers to it being a double kayak.
So we thought this was pretty neat the way it was, but an additional option is the Sail Kit, seen here:

Now we actually bought a sail that has the Caribbean Blue as shown, but ours is yellow instead of gray. This will allow for even faster speeds in the water!
I can't wait to get out on the water! We bought a doggie life vest for our little guy Frank, and this way he can join us! I am so happy that summer is pretty much here. We had our first thunderstorm of the season tonight! I love this time of year!