Troy called me up: “Are you interested in joining as at Lake Calhoun to test out kayaks and canoes?” Why not! Always a new adventure!
They had the boats lined up on the shore and after signing that you will not blame them if you drown, you simply put on a life jacket and could take one of the boats onto the lake for ‘a spin’.
Look carefully at the next photo to see why Troy and Naomi are still ‘new’ at the game! :^)
The matter was soon rectified when Troy turned his back on his wife, and they were ready to go….!
Of course there were times that there were not enough life jackets available and then the boys amused themselves in the shallow water. Water always seem just as attractive as flame.
Wilhelm and Jacques took to rowing almost like pro’s and they really enjoyed the afternoon. It was difficult to get them to come back to shore! Here is Wilhelm in one of the kayaks he took out.
Megan’s trip with her dad had to be captured on ‘film’! She also enjoyed the close proximity of the water after Troy told her to look for fishes in the water!
If you want to force two guys to co-operate (not always natural in two brothers, it seems), put them together in one canoe!
There were even canoes and kayaks that could accomodate my size and I really enjoyed the experience. The canoe was very difficult to handle in the slight breeze that was blowing – I think I sat too far back.
The kayak was much more manouvrable (or however you spell that) and felt a lot more stable as well, as if it would not capsize as easy as the canoe.
This was a day I will not easily forget – we ended the outing with very special ice-creams in the nearby Haagen-Daz shop!