Sailing away.
I am not a big outdoor person at all, I don't enjoy camping, hiking, trekking, any of that stuff, but my sister does, and luckily Mark's Big George does, so when I was asked to give my opinion about inflatable boats, I had to really think about it.
I like water, but not if it's over my head, I don't enjoy boating at all, you'd have to pay me and sedate me heavily to get me on cruise ship.
But the teens do enjoy that kind of stuff, and like I said, they are lucky that they have people in their lives other than me, that do.
I think an inflatable boat would be a cool thing for Mark and George to do sometime.
They have been boating several times out on the Gulf, so a small fold-away boat might be an ideal thing for them to try at some point.
George could keep it at his house folded up in the garage until they were to use it again, it wouldn't be as costly as the maintenance on the boat he currently uses, and they could go fishing and stuff like that whenever they wanted to.
Just throw it in the car, inflate it upon arrival, and off they could go.
I don't know if they've ever gone fishing from the boat, but they could if they wanted to.
I like the idea that kids who do things with their parents are less likely to get in trouble, but being me and the back problems I have, as well as my fear of deep open water, boating, no matter what kind of boat, is simply not for me.
It is more cost efficient than say, a trip to a theme park, if you own your own small boat, and the family does get to spend quality time together learning how to boat safely and a real chance to talk and bond out on the water.
So even though I'm not into this kind of thing, the boys do have people in their lives who are and might be interested in trying an inflatable boat at some point.
Maybe this summer would be a good chance to try one out.
