KAYAK MEET YOUR MAKER (Just kidding, but I did go again)
So this weekend I took on the kayak again for round two. This time I went armed with something new, my Uber driver.
"Let's start at the very beginning, A very good place to start...."
You know how it is. You go out for a night, hit a couple bars, learn how to dance the two-step and get home starved. There’s only one cure, Late Night Eats. Preferably something completely unhealthy and delicious. In college my go-to was McDonald’s or Taco Bell, at home in Brooklyn, I like my corner bodega deli sandwich. Here in Austin, I ordered an Uber for me and my friend to P. Terry's. And that is where our story begins.
As we loaded into the car, we were greeted with some sweet Taylor jams at full blast. Immediately, the sing along and dance party begins. As as jammed out, we sped past the P. Terry's. Dumbstruck, I was like wait, that's where we want to go. "Girls, girls," our driver told us, "that's closed. I picked up your ride because I knew y'all needed to get to know Whataburger." This one's a 5 star ride y'all. Interspersed with the 90s throwbacks, we talked about douchey guys and just generally were stupid and fun. By the end of the trip, we'd really bonded on this ride and when our driver dropped us back off at the apt, he asked to follow me on Instagram (now this isn't actually weird here, almost half the ride-share people I've subsequently had we've traded info). I thought that was the end of the story, hilarious Uber ride to burgers, new follower, win-win.
AND YET, IT WAS NOT.
Later that week he made me a video on Instagram saying I was his favorite client and that no one was as fun as me. Obviously, I enjoyed that and thought it was hilarious. I ended up following him back on Instagram and then I followed him on twitter. We started tweeting dumb things back and forth. And then this past weekend, I get a tweet saying we should kayak based on my Instagram post about failing at kayaking. I was on my way down to the lake already, so why not get some company? After all, I don't really know anyone here. Who can turn down company that knows how to save the day on late night burgers and says you are their favorite rider? NOT ME.
So that's how I ended up kayaking again. This time with a new friend. We had a blast. I actually didn't have any problems this time around, but I definitely still prefer stand up paddle.
I will keep you posted on any developments here, because obviously becoming best friends with my Uber driver is something I would do.