1 Year Anniversary at Tomales Bay

Robert said this looked like an elephant's tampon. Here is my yelp.com review:

Just got back from Blue Waters Kayaking in Tomales Bay. I missed a friend's bachelorette outing here in May, and decided to try it out with my husband for our 1 year wedding anniversary.

YAY: Open double kayak for 4 hours - only $70. Relatively easy to maneuver despite very little instructions as Sarah M. stated. Made it across the bay in 30 minutes and had a great picnic (gathered goods at Tomales Bay Foods on 4th & B, Point Reyes Station. Cowgirl Creamery a must! Definitely want to go back for a CC tour. TBF opened at 10am, and we could have made it to our 11am appointment if we didn't listen to the GPS.). Max was very friendly and gave great check in service.

BOO: Despite remembering a lot from Dragonboat practice a million years ago, the instructions we received after telling BWK this was our first time left a lot to be desired. Questions I wish I had asked: Which route do you suggest for first timers for four hours (ended up paddling against current on our way back and had 1 hour left)? How do you deal with wakes? Am I holding the paddle correctly? He was a little eager to push us in after our "lesson." Here is what their site states the rental includes:

At Blue Waters Kayaking we have a large assortment of single and double sea kayaks, including closed and open deck kayaks. Included in the rental fee is an introductory kayak lesson and your equipment such as spray skirt, paddle, life vest, pump and paddle float. Open-decked kayak rentals also include a wet suit.

We didn't need anything in the way of a wetsuit because it was so nice today, but there was no pump, paddle float or whistle like Sarah M. had mentioned, so I got nervous when there was a little bit of water filling up the kayak. Still don't know what a spray skirt is.

I don't mean to complain a lot because we had an excellent time, but it would have been a little bit easier to enjoy if I had more confidence going in. But I believe in learning by doing, and I had a life vest, so how bad could it have been?

UNNECESSARY DETAILS:
No matter how nice your husband is, let the heavier person ride in front. Haha. Bless his heart. Make sure you are paddling in sync, hitting the water at the same time, and not digging too deep because you don't need to (it's not efficient!). As long as you are in sync, slow, short (toe to hip), shallow (just bury the actual paddle), rhythmic strokes are all you need. I have too many parentheticals in this post. Sorry. We got a nice baguette, two nectarines, 1/2 a Mt.Tam round of cheese, and 1/2 a salame, which Husband said looked like an elephant's tampon, from Tomales Bay Foods for our picnic. BWK gave us a dry sack to store in our kayak, along with a big bottle of water, and it fit just fine. I packed some cloth napkins and a serrated knife, and we were good. I wished we had brought something to take a nap on after we had our picnic. We'll definitely be back. I'm interested in the overnight camping trip.