Yesterday 10 of us went canoeing on the Nottawasaga River. It was our first paddle of the year and I think our earliest first paddle ever. Last year's April paddle was 9 days later, windy and 25 degrees colder! This day was warm and beautiful and only windy the last half hour.
Here is Connor fooling around in his brand new kayak. This was the first time he had been out in it and he capsized shortly after launching. He got the hang of it after that and no more problems - except him and Dalton carry on like a couple of teenage girls and were spending more time talking than paddling and making us wait.
Armin and Alec were ahead most of the way. Here they are waiting for us for lunch. After lunch they left us. They finished at least 45 minutes ahead and actually had gone to the put in to retrieve the truck and trailer before we caught up.
This isn't a great picture but it shows the high water line. I think it looks neat.
5 comments:
Connor sounds like he is just a riot. Always doing something cool.
We were talking about getting a kayak the same as the new one Connor has to practice rolls in the pool....
Connor said a few days ago he wanted a pool just to practice rolls in. Maybe we should come down - you can borrow his kayak and see if you like it and he can practice too.
Cherylinn - check out http://www.mec.ca/Apps/outdoorGearSwap/gearswap_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302884094&refNo=202554&category_cd=Paddling&sub_category_cd=WhitewaterKayaks&bmUID=1270557808107
KevinM
Looks like a heckuva good time!
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