Penn's Landing Marina
I realized I had been working a lot when I started thinking about going kayaking on part of the notoriously dirty Delaware River for 20 minutes as a "tiny mini vacation." Hell, it wasn't even kayaking on the river itself, but on a squared-off piece of marina water at the base of the Independence Seaport Museum--a somewhat twisted way of Mayor Nutter giving Philadelphians better access to the Delaware waterfront. But dammit, it was nice. Being able to hop off the El, walk for a few minutes, and get in a boat and paddle around for a while honestly did feel like a tiny mini vacation. The program is unfortunately over--the last day was August 16--but I'm already looking forward to next year. And you should be too. Oh, and it's totally free, so you have no excuse. Start planning your tiny mini vacation for next summer.
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