Although I was a but skeptical about this "Kuntz Family Vacation" it turned out to be filled with endless laughs, funny nights and of course lots and lots of kayaking.....because when you are traveling with my family nothing is quite normal.
July 29th-Arrived in Seattle, went to the Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays game, they won 3-2, got lost going to the ferry, took the Brainbridge ferry from Seattle to Paulsbo, went to Uncle John's house in Paulsbo, WA, made a 40ft slip n slide down a huge hill out of tarps, added soap to the slip n slide and send a kayak and sleds down it, made a trip to Wal-Mart, Josh (Younger Brother age 13) got a pellet gun, Keith (Cousin age 16) and Haley (Friend age 16) went to get marshmellows, Keith threw his down the isle and it broke a sign, Haley threw hers and it went over an isle to the juices, coming out of Wal Mart Josh jumped ontop of a car thinking it was ours, it wasn't, on way back home stopped at the church to ring the bell, it doesn't ring, came back and made smores.
July 30th- got up and went to Uncle John's Shop (Olympic Outdoor Center), helped stuff all the Paddle Kitsap envelopes with packets and t-shirts, went down to the dock, learned safety stuff, got into our wetsuits, jumped in the freezing water, Keith and I got ontop of the kayak shack and jumped off into the water, got into the kayaks and kayaked in the harbor, learned how to get back into the kayak if it capsizes and get all the water out, went to Kingston to pick up registration packets that we filled earlier, ate at Cuerta Varetta, mexican food, the plates were twice the size of our heads and we went home with 7 boxes of left-overs
August 3rd- finally got a day to sleep in, laid around and watching a movie on tv, went to the Point No Point beach, fished, went on the Hobie (sit on top kayak) with Uncle John and went way out into the Tidal Rip, huge waves crashed over us, caught one small fish while out there, had to paddle really hard to get out of the 2 currents, went to Uncle Johns and had tacos, hung out and watched Step Brothers
August 4th- woke up to a Uncle John's homemade breakfast of bacon and french toast, headed to Bainbridge ferry, got to Seattle, had fish and chips at Ivan's on the water, walked around Seattle, walked thru crazy Pike Place Market, saw the guys throw fish, bought souvenirs, got ice cream, took the Monorail to the Seattle Center, went up in the Space Needle, walked around and took pictures at the top, got Starbucks, back on the Monorail, ferry back to Paulsbo, got pizza, talked to Katie (Uncle John's girlfriend), watched Christmas Family Vacation, Dad caught a huge salmon, cooked it up and ate it for dinner
Words on a screen can't really describe how exhausting paddling countless nautical miles on the Puget Sound is, how much fun you can have at Walmart, how breathtaking it is to see whales in person, and most of all how important it is to spend 10 fun-filled days reconnecting with your family.
