Bailey and San D Exploring the Deadwater
Bailey and Dah Wife canoeing along the edge of the Santelle Deadwater off Scraggly Lake Road in Patten, Maine
We made it all the way up to Scraggly Lake, but when "Mom" started screaming at her kids to stay away from the strange lookin' people from Florida (we have Florida plates on the truck), we decided to leave the canoe launch, and look for a more peaceful place to launch on the Deadwater south of the lake.
The first time we brought Bailey out in the canoe was on a small pond on Mount Dessert Island. On that outing she sat between Dah Wife's legs up in the bow, but this time we decided to have a go at letting her roam freely between the thwarts. She was pretty well behaved (i.e. she didn't jump out of the canoe, or put her front feet up on the gunwales), and she seemed to enjoy looking at the world go by as we paddled along the shoreline, but she did have some issues with keeping her weight centered in the canoe. I guess she interpreted, "Stay in the center." to mean she should keep her head in the center. Next time I'll be more direct and tell her to center her center of gravity.
I'm also thinkin' about getting a life vest with handles on the back for Dah Wife! :{)
Bailey and San D Exploring the Deadwater
Bailey and Dah Wife canoeing along the edge of the Santelle Deadwater off Scraggly Lake Road in Patten, Maine
We made it all the way up to Scraggly Lake, but when "Mom" started screaming at her kids to stay away from the strange lookin' people from Florida (we have Florida plates on the truck), we decided to leave the canoe launch, and look for a more peaceful place to launch on the Deadwater south of the lake.
The first time we brought Bailey out in the canoe was on a small pond on Mount Dessert Island. On that outing she sat between Dah Wife's legs up in the bow, but this time we decided to have a go at letting her roam freely between the thwarts. She was pretty well behaved (i.e. she didn't jump out of the canoe, or put her front feet up on the gunwales), and she seemed to enjoy looking at the world go by as we paddled along the shoreline, but she did have some issues with keeping her weight centered in the canoe. I guess she interpreted, "Stay in the center." to mean she should keep her head in the center. Next time I'll be more direct and tell her to center her center of gravity.
I'm also thinkin' about getting a life vest with handles on the back for Dah Wife! :{)