Rec kayaking with the wives

Smokie,
 No, we haven't tried the estero yet.  Getting my wife to go kayaking has been a relatively new accomplishment.  I will be trying to get out to the estero in the next couple of weeks (maybe this Sat.).  Once I've tried it and everything works out, she will.  She wants to go but, doesn't like the idea of having to wait out the tides.
Greg

My girlfriend and I are both in our 50's and while I like the ocean she's not wild about it except on the most exceptionally calm days, Although she's had great trips at Van Damme and Salt Point.  But, we spend a fair amount of time at Van Damme in Mendo county.  While there a paddle up either the Albion or Big rivers is an absolutely beautiful trip. The scenery and lack of people and development along those rivers is great.  Both rivers have easy launches, Big is public and free, Albion is at the campground under the bridge (not free).  The Albion has some interesting river dwellings up a couple of miles.  Not alot of wild life, but great natural surroundings and quiet serenity (can get boring for me). I think the Albion is my girlfriends top favorite.  things to watch out for, tidal flow and wind.  Wind in your face on the way back almost eveyday, tides not so bad, but wind plus tide makes for a weary trip back. However one of these trips pays enough into the WAF account or in my case WAG account for me to get 2 or 3 trips out in the ocean while she enjoys a book on the beach.

Well perhaps I meant GAF account, in either case you all know what it's like....