The Pigging Canoes & Stupid Idea
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Thursday...
They decided it was time for an adventure.
Canoes again.
Got to the slip, unloaded, went and parked the car and trailer, came back to this..
Seems they forgot the canoes and just swam out.
Wasnt expecting that.
One came back when he noticed he was getting wet...
He was then considerably faster, so the other swam back for his.
"If we go to Whitecliff, will you hold the canoes while we go get an icecream?"
Er....Its a mile away...
Er...Ok.
Off they went.
They decided it was time for an adventure.
Canoes again.
Got to the slip, unloaded, went and parked the car and trailer, came back to this..
Seems they forgot the canoes and just swam out.
Wasnt expecting that.
One came back when he noticed he was getting wet...
He was then considerably faster, so the other swam back for his.
"If we go to Whitecliff, will you hold the canoes while we go get an icecream?"
Er....Its a mile away...
Er...Ok.
Off they went.
Struggling to concentrate with all this scenery getting in the way. Messing up my pics too.
Those boats look really graceful as they slide past..
Little one is having some sort of problem, seems his boat keeps turning right.
I was trying to analyse this - between gawping at the scenery. Looks to me like his paddle is too short. Not sure if thats hindering him. Also his boat looks slightly nose down, whereas biggest is nose up...
He keep sheading out from the edge..
He had a tantrum, so I got them to pull in and take a breather and calm down a bit.
I love it here. Needs more trees though.
They are very careful not to drag them on the bottom as we havent got the strips on the bottoms yet and they dont want to have to repair them.
He keep sheading out from the edge..
He had a tantrum, so I got them to pull in and take a breather and calm down a bit.
I love it here. Needs more trees though.
They are very careful not to drag them on the bottom as we havent got the strips on the bottoms yet and they dont want to have to repair them.
He managed to lift it high enough that it slid in without grinding. Impressed.
Of course, Ive been struggling to walk all the way round this bay...
Er....
They are off!
I always tell them not to go out into the middle of the bay.
Usually its the big one that ignores me.
This time the little one did it. He says he cant help it as his canoe keeps turning right.
If he tips over out there, I am not sure he can pull it back to shore, and Im sure he wouldnt be able to get back in it.
Yelling at biggest to go get a rope on him and drag him back..
Seems he couldnt do it.
Dont quite know why.
Think Little one stopped him. Looks like hes having a tantrum. Not the place for that.
Not sure Im strong enough to swim out that far to pull him back if he tips in.
Why cant he be stupid when hes in his bedroom.
Pigging kids..
Starting to get frightened.
Dont quite know why.
Think Little one stopped him. Looks like hes having a tantrum. Not the place for that.
Not sure Im strong enough to swim out that far to pull him back if he tips in.
Why cant he be stupid when hes in his bedroom.
Pigging kids..
Starting to get frightened.
I think that hes pretty well balanced out there because he is so short it drops his centre of gravity into the boat.
Biggest is trundling along all happy!
Little one is sort of back under control. Havent quite worked out why it kept turning right though.
I can er...walk, a lot faster than them, so Ive made it to the steps first.
I still want to bash him for frightening me.
Hadnt seen anyone wear a wetsuit quite like that before.
Spent a few minutes growling at him, then gave them ice cream money.
I get to boat sit, while they go to the van.
Biggest is trundling along all happy!
Little one is sort of back under control. Havent quite worked out why it kept turning right though.
I can er...walk, a lot faster than them, so Ive made it to the steps first.
I still want to bash him for frightening me.
Hadnt seen anyone wear a wetsuit quite like that before.
Spent a few minutes growling at him, then gave them ice cream money.
I get to boat sit, while they go to the van.
Sudden flash of inspiration..
I noticed he was sitting forward when he went, then sitting at the back when he paddled back..
Its windy.
He hasnt got enough weight to keep the ends of the hull in the water.
The water is blowing onto the beach.
If he sits at the back, it will turn towards the rocks as the nose is out,
If he sits at the front, the rear is blown towards the beach, turning the nose towards the wind.
I yelled at him to move forward.
It immediately made the boat turn towards the wind.
Sussed it!
He fidgetted with it for a bit until he worked out how to get it to track straight.
He was delighted with that!
I noticed he was sitting forward when he went, then sitting at the back when he paddled back..
Its windy.
He hasnt got enough weight to keep the ends of the hull in the water.
The water is blowing onto the beach.
If he sits at the back, it will turn towards the rocks as the nose is out,
If he sits at the front, the rear is blown towards the beach, turning the nose towards the wind.
I yelled at him to move forward.
It immediately made the boat turn towards the wind.
Sussed it!
He fidgetted with it for a bit until he worked out how to get it to track straight.
He was delighted with that!
Got them to swamp the boats and swim them out and back in again to see if they could swim their boats to shore in the event of a capsize.
Ive lost a pic somewhere, but the close up of this shows a canoe out there with a small orange triangular sail....
Little one was yelling that he wants to make one!
Ive lost a pic somewhere, but the close up of this shows a canoe out there with a small orange triangular sail....
Little one was yelling that he wants to make one!
We needed to look at what happened and make some more plans, so we had to go find somewhere with a table - mine at home being littered with junk.
We looked at windage, the route for the adventure, the effects of the tide on the trip, the possible danger spots and what they would need to be able to do.
I put my gps unit on Little ones boat today. He travelled 1.75 miles and had a top speed of 3.9 mph.
They were soo tired by the trip that they could only manage 3 hours on the trampoline when they got home.
We looked at windage, the route for the adventure, the effects of the tide on the trip, the possible danger spots and what they would need to be able to do.
I put my gps unit on Little ones boat today. He travelled 1.75 miles and had a top speed of 3.9 mph.
They were soo tired by the trip that they could only manage 3 hours on the trampoline when they got home.
The wifes boyfriend had sort of primed the outside of the hull they were building.
Unfortunately, they hadnt been able to come get any more done for a while, and it was getting in my way.
So....
It sort of came apart so its joint parts could get painted.
Then its paint sort of got a bit thicker and more even.
Unfortunately, they hadnt been able to come get any more done for a while, and it was getting in my way.
So....
It sort of came apart so its joint parts could get painted.
Then its paint sort of got a bit thicker and more even.
A little later in the day, it got a lot smoother and the paing got a bit thicker again.
Turned it over and discovered the inside had got coated with primer suddenly too.
..and a second coat..
It gained some gloss whit on the insides, and some undercoat on the outside, as they hadnt worked out quite what colour to paint it.
Turned it over and discovered the inside had got coated with primer suddenly too.
..and a second coat..
It gained some gloss whit on the insides, and some undercoat on the outside, as they hadnt worked out quite what colour to paint it.
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