I spent this morning at the Water Park on an introductory course - "Have a try at Canoeing!".  Some of our homeschool group went to a pre-booked session and it was FREE!!!

I really enjoyed myself - I was shown how to get in and out of the canoe, how to use the paddles and also how to turn in a circle, etc.  One lesson I got that the others didn't was - what to do if you fall in!!  That lesson was so good that I did it THREE times.  Boy, did I get wet!!

However, I was not put off at all - I just climbed back into my canoe and carried on!  The instructor thought that I'd been canoeing before as I didn't say, "That's it, I'm going!".  What I did say was, "Well, it's all part of the experience.  Where's my paddle?"  Our group leader thought that that showed a great strength of character - and my Mum and Dad were really proud, too!

Thankfully, we had remembered to bring a change of clothing and a towel.  My best friend, Declan had dry clothes, but no towel, so I let him use mine.  Another friend, Matt, had no dry clothes at all, but someone let him wear a pair of her son's trousers so he could get home in comfort.  When I got home, I had a hot bath and got rid of any "bugs" that might have been in the water!  Despite falling in, I wouldn't mind trying this out again!