about a year or less because kayaks and canoes are fast
a canoe would be better but you can if its an open one (where you sit on top) or in a double kayak
You would find a Kayaker or an Eskimo paddling in a kayak.
The canoe would move backward a bit.
The height of typical pencil is about 15cm. Laid end to end you would need 66,791,933 to circle the Earth at the equator.
It would take about a month.
a sphere or 3D circle
we would have no tides and night would be pitch black
because a square or a triangle would not rotate properly
Yes, Kayak is reviewed by travelers! It is a great place to trust reviews. I would book a hotel through Kayak.
Any sporting goods store, like Dick's Sporting Goods and Gander Mountain will carry kayak paddles. They can be found either in store or online. Another place to check would be a boating store. If they sell kayaks, chances are they will sell the paddles as well.
wasps can nest anywhere so they can nest in your kayak
About 523 Earth years.