"We've organized a group of guides and their guests to take kayaks from our location in Sausalito and go 'trick or treating' at the houseboats," explains ETC guide Kristy Moulton. "We generally gather in the early evening, and plan to be on the water well after sunset. It's a way to build community among our guides, introduce our friends and family to ETC, and celebrate the holiday in an unusual way."
These merry paddlers give an eccentric twist to Halloween, kayaking at night each October 31st to trick-or-treat at Sausalito's houseboats. Decked out in stringed lights and decorations, the kayaks are piloted by characters in illuminated costumes... Some passengers are even singing, cheering on the group to join in.
Environmental Traveling Companions, or ETC, is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that 'opens the world of outdoor adventure to people with disabilities and youth from under-resourced backgrounds.' Volunteer-based, ETC organizes this annual social event as a reward of sorts for the active members who help the group's programs thrive.
"Celebrate the holiday in an unusual way" is kind of a thing in the Bay Area. San Franciscans make holidays uniquely their own: Crab or chow mein on Christmas, Santacon bar hopping... So why shouldn't Halloween have a Bay spin to it?
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