I've kayaked a few times, waaaay back when I was in camp. Decidedly more fun than canoeing, if only because I didn't have to J stroke with a bunch of people I despised.

Camp was sometimes not so fun. Especially portages on overnight trips. The purpose of boating is to, you know, stay in the damn water. Not haul the fricking canoe over a kilometer of rocks and bush.

I see a Klepper in your future...