Sun, Fun and Canoe's

This past Sunday we headed to Kelso Conservation Park to canoe!!!! It was an absolutely beautiful day. The last time I was in a canoe was ....well...I don't even know it was that long ago. I have kayaked a few times in the past few years but I was alone and I just cruised along at my own pace. Much different than canoeing and working with a partner. It was very hard for me. Being a 98 pound woman I don't have alot of upper body strength, so digging deep to get the canoe to spin was hard for me. Of course I started moaning again. .When I did deep I moan! Still embarrassing. After about 40 minutes I already had two big blisters on my thumbs. I pushed through the pain as they hurt bad(still do). I managed to forget about the thumbs cause I was trying so hard to concentrate on the proper stroking technique. I think I got it down but it took a while to figure it out properly.

We had a race to see who could get the most balloons as they were tied to the end of the canoes. I thought we were doing great until I got excited and went to reach for a balloon in the water and tipped the canoe. It was great learning how to get back in . I did it. And rode all the way to the shore. The canoe was filled with water. It really was so much fun. Until of course I realized I had lost THREE sets of car keys in the lake. None of which were mine. I can't begin to tell you how that felt. So I wont.

Overall it was a great experience. I learned quite a bit about canoeing and how extremly important it is to work in a team. Being in the water made me very happy. It may be the Newfoundlander in me that loves that. I felt so alive. So happy. So content. I am grateful to racedayrush for every new experience.