Last week I saw an ad with a happy family floating down a stream in a canoe and thought "Hey, we should do that." The closer we got the more nervous I became. Would the kids like it - especially Greyson? Would we tip over like 1,000 times? What the hell was I thinking???
But as it turned out - we had a great time. It did start out a little rough, though. They were nervous getting in and to make matters worse the river was a bit shallow in some places (quite the understatement) and there were a lot of times when the bottom of the boat would hit rocks. They certainly didn't like the bumps and Raif had no affection for having to get out and push as often as he did. But the deep, calm places were a hit. Once they got comfortable enough to move around a bit they thoroughly enjoyed putting their hands in the water and splashing around and eventually they even tried out the paddles. The movement from one side of the canoe to the other definitely kept Raif and I on our toes but we managed the whole trip without tipping once. We saw fish and turtles and for awhile chased a heron down the river which the kids loved. All things considered a pretty good start to our holiday. All of us in a canoe for 2 1/2 hours and not one fight - impressive.
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