1. Sometimes, no matter how much you protest here in the Land of the Free, money talks and all else walks.Kelly O
2. Getting arrested in a kayak takes a helluva lot longer than getting arrested on the side of the road. Kelly O
3. If you get arrested, like city council member Mike O'Brien did, you should still smile and take some selfies with your phone. Kelly O
4. Seattle ain't bad lookin' at the crack of dawn. Also, seals, in addition to being dog mermaids, are extremely curious. Kelly O
5. Drones are more annoying than helicopters. Kelly O
6. It's really difficult to visually measure "500 feet" out on the open water. Kelly O
8. Seeing the Polar Pioneer dwarfing not just the kayakers, but Mount Rainier too, really really sucks. Kelly O
9. If the police say "OH, HELL NO!" to your giant "#SHELLNO" banner, they WILL take it. Kelly O
See? Kelly O
10. If you're REALLY gonna do a thing, go big or go home, right? Kelly O
11. The excellent human in this Lummi canoe has an amazing amount of empathy (see the Morning News). Kelly O
12. Watching the Polar Pioneer head out to sea, was a whole lot more depressing than I personally thought it would be. Kelly O