In 2011, now an adult, mindful of the experience of 1990 in Sardinia, I was looking for a way to visit the stretch of coast near Maratea on my own . Searching the internet, I found myself reading something about canoes and sea kayaks. The topic was interesting and it opened my mind to the possibilities that until then I had never imagined: visiting a stretch of coast on board a boat that moves with the strength of your arms and having the freedom to be able to go practically anywhere! I would no longer be afraid of the proximity to the coast or the shallow water, I thought, and I could even have entered the many caves of the Gulf of Policastro without fear of getting stuck in it or ruining an expensive boat. That summer went exactly like that! With a small open kayak (canoe sit on top in slang) 2.40m long