18 Jun 2024
Starting with the Pro's of our adventure: Isaiah was a great adventure guide. He was very knowledgeable of Coconut Island and the history behind it. He was patient with us and didnt rush us to get around the island. He stayed close to us the entire time to make sure we were doing good.
Con's: My daughter and I were expected to carry the big & heavy standup paddle board from the shop location to the water (& back to the shop after the adventure ended).
We were told it was "about a block away" but it actually seems close to about 100 yards give/take. Now...my 15 yr old daughter is petite and weighs less than 100lbs. She sure as heck wasnt able to pickup - much less carry that paddleboard all-the-way to the water. I struggled with the paddleboard and had to stop every 10 yards or so to switch arms that I was carrying the paddleboard on.
Props to Isaiah tho for taking my daughters paddleboard for her and carrying it to the water.
It would have been nice if the shop had some sort of wheely-device thing to place the paddleboards on to "wheel" them over to the water vs. expecting the paying customer to do that.
Or better yet, have the paddleboards waiting for the customer over by the water once the check-in process is complete at the shop.
The adventure sure didnt start off in the right way but turned out to be a fun excursion.
Just something to consider.