Dan & I finished our canoe course last week. We are now officially Lakewater Level 1 certified! (We even have nice certificates to prove it!) We are able to paddle a canoe around on flatwater and actually make it go where we want it to go. The course covered tandem strokes, canoe safety theory and the essentials of controlling your canoe with confidence. And we didn't fall into False Creek!! That is a very good thing. Have you ever seen the water there?? ICK!
On the last day, the instructor wanted to demonstrate a canoe over canoe rescue just so we knew what it was. (He didn't actually teach it, that's level 2.) Dan & I were the demonstrators. We stayed in our canoe and Dan held it steady with his paddle. I was the lucky one who got to reach into the water (past my elbows), grab the upside down canoe, and pull it onto ours. I didn't mind the task itself, but putting my arms in the water.... Scary....!!! I seem to have survived and the funny colour has finally washed off my arms.
1 comment:
Gorgeous picture.
Looks like a great place to swim as well.
Enjoy your year and get lots of rest because there are so many things to do.
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