Why kayak? My wife believes that kayaking involves being uncomfortable, wet, cold and exposed to physical danger. As a result it holds absolutely no appeal to her. Fortunately she is exceptionally tolerant of my own love for the sport. So what is it that motivates me, and many others, to kayak? I first stepped into [...]
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Why kayak? Musings on motivation
Posted by Mally on Thursday, September 15th 2011
Categorized in Uncategorized, Whitewater
Tags: kayaking, Psychology
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