Cottage: Boats Galore

Of course, one of the primary activities at the family cottage is "simply messing about in boats". With the wind low and the lake calm, it's the perfect day to get canoe, rowboat and kayak out on the water. Getting two adults to balance in a canoe or rowboat is sometimes challenging enough, but with a little one who is very interested in the water going by, it can be downright nerve racking. No casualties were reported, however, and the fleet traveled around the island and investigated out to the point. The rowboat couldn't keep up with the canoe, of course, but it was not a race and mere paddling was the main objective.







Later, a second class of boating activities was pursued, consisting of various methods of being dragged behind a fast-moving boat. The children did not participate, but they did watch and laugh. In fact, only Marie-Eve and David participated in said activities, with various excuses by the other adult members of the tribe being offered.

Unfortunately, little photographic evidence exists (on our cameras) for these events, besides this "outbound" pic, but but the events consisted of tubing, kneeboarding and water-skiing.