It’s a fact: water is a source of healing and has been for millennia. Lakes, rivers and oceans have always been places where humans seek sanctuary. Modern times offer us humans a myriad of ways to experience these watery retreats. On any given day prior to this dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, one could look out onto a random body of water near any significant population center and see a handful of stand up paddlers and kayakers. Now, a year into the pandemic, you can look out onto that same body of water and find the number of paddlers is, in many cases, twice what it used to be. And, that number is rising!