Don’t miss the boat, just inflate and float: why kayaking is worth the investment

An angler lounging on his inflatable kayak tethered to a yellow buoy about 1.5km off the Tanjung Tokong coast in Penang, obviously not caring about whether or not he catches fish.

Kayaking sometimes makes me think of this saying: “When you’re young, you have time and energy but no money. When you’re middle-aged, you have energy and some money, but no time. When you’re old, you have money and time, but no more energy.”

Friends in their 20s and 30s who catch the “kayaking bug” can spend months ruminating about getting a kayak. Not enough money.