canoe over canoe rescue is best attempted when one of the canoes has actually capsized.
neoprene socks are so comfortable that apparently you can stuff your car keys into them, wear them all day and not notice
it is, in fact, possible to have too many bagels
the club needs to upgrade its coffee making equipment. I mean, is a butane-powered, waterproof, neoprene thwart-mounted espresso maker really out of the question?
position, angle, tilt. No, really - tilt.
what an eddy line (zone) looks and feels like.
Someone needs to make a good padded yoke collar.
I learned...
Image gallery
Jessup's field. Tent farming on the Madawaska
Something about forty days and forty nights of rain
Motivated Marj, Energetic Ernie and Bouncy Barb put on their game faces for our first time on the water.
Joyful Jenn and Super-excited Sue. We all look a bit Star Trek, don't we.
Nice Nancy demonstrates proper power stroke technique.
Mellow Malcolm and Nice Nancy demonstrate turning...
...while we students stare in awe.
Dynamic Dot and Philharmonic Phil eddying in. Looks easy, no?
Motivated Marj, possibly less motivated about paddling at this moment.
Mellow Malcolm still paddling after the kids have gone to bed.
Dynamic Dot pushing green plastic through the torrent
Dynamic Dot pushing green plastic through the torrent
Traffic lights. Palmers was swarming with boats big, small and freaky
Lovable Lester making halusky, which is Slovak for "do we have any more pots?"
Dynamic Dot explains that the mess of sticks and rocks on the ground at her feet is a river.
Mmmmm halusky. What a treat to come off the river, damp and shivering, to such a good dinner.
Lunch time land session. We're gonna get moving again soon, right?