September 08, 2013

Canoeing....something every couple should do



Last week we went canoeing with the young adults from church....and it was an interesting experience. If you've followed my blog for any amount of time you may have read that I am really afraid of water so I was a bit nervous going into a mini boat that rocks and wobbles.

And you know what? Canoeing is A LOT harder than I thought it would be and after 3 hours of "figuring it out" I was ready to be done. 

The reason I say every couple should go canoeing is it's another one of those activities that needs team work. Boy, oh boy.....if the people in the front are not rowing....you go nowhere. If the person in the back is not steering (correctly) you go into the "open sea" as we called it or get suck under the brush.....our canoe was called the "Bush Canoe". ☺ *Ahem* We had discussions....telling each other what we should do to make it work. Everyone in our boat either has never been canoeing or only a few time....and not on a river. Currents, hard wind and rain did not make this trip any easier.




Don't think we'll be canoeing anytime soon.... I think next we should tackle Tandem riding! What do you think?








PS: All pictures (except the last) were taken by a photographer friend of ours. As we were rowing he rode along the river taking pictures. Thank you H. !

8 comments:

  1. I have to admit, I hate canoeing. I went a lot as a teenager, and never really had fun. Lots of work + no fun = not a chance.

    My husband (who loves canoeing) & I have been once together. The rules going in were: he does all the work and promises not to tip us while I enjoy the ride & tend to our (then) 2 year old.

    It was probably my most enjoyable canoe ride ever :)

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    1. Hahahaha....it is a lot of work. One of the guys asked jokingly "And we payed 20€ to work?" Yeah, won't be canoeing anytime soon!

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  2. Haha, I was just going to suggest a tandem! I'm single, but I went tandem biking with a group of co-workers, and ever since, it's been on my list of things I would want to do as a couple. For the same reason - you really need to work together!

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    1. I really want to try it sometime....always thought it would be cool to do.

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  3. Looks like you two had a lot of fun! Tandam riding is a blast! My guy and I enjoy tandam riding. It's a lot easier then you may think :) good on team work as well and trusting each other... more the back person trusting the front person that they won't crash. :)

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    1. Hmmmmmm....I guess we will have to try it. I am definitely more comfortable on land and both Patrick and I are pretty good at riding bikes....so this would bring a new twist!

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  4. My husband always says the person in the back of the canoe works the hardest - looks to me like you are in the back. Actually though we went canoeing around a small lake on one of our first dates and I loved it. Canoeing or kayaking is now one of my favorite things to do. It has to be a calm day though. Great photo of the two of you.

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    1. Yeah, the one in the back does the steering. Patrick started out in the back but the 3 of us in the front weren't strong....Patrick, the strongest, couldn't help rowing so we were the last boat all the time....and my tendinitis was acting up because of rowing. So Patrick and I switched. I only used one arm mainly for the steering and Patrick used his strength for rowing. :)

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