Canoeing at Gould Lake

We had an amazing day at Gould Lake! We woke to a bright, sunny, warm fall day. We were all packed up and ready to go!

When we arrived, we met Jade and Rachel who explained all of the parts of the canoe to us, and went over some basic safety. I was impressed with how much "canoe" knowledge our class already had!

We didn't waste any time, we headed to the beach "lunch boxing" our canoes, and hit the water!

Everyone worked well to make their way out to our first check point, the dock. We practiced how to draw and pull to make our canoe turn different ways. We also learned how to "raft up" when we were are in the open water.

I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it was out there on the water. It really was the "perfect" fall day. We saw many cool things along the shoreline as we moved along the glass-like lake water. We continued down the lake for a while, stopping to play a little game in a nearby bay. On the way back we crossed the lake, and had a chance to check out the other shoreline.

After our canoe trek we had some free time to enjoy our lunch, catch frogs and explore the property at Gould Lake. Before we left, we had-a-go at the old rope swing.

Our fearless leaders, Jade & Rachel - thanks girls, you rock!

I'm not going to name names, but let's just say that it was a VERY quiet bus ride back to First Avenue.

Here is a funny video of two of the grade 8's attempting to switch positions in their canoe. I thought for sure that someone was going to get wet!

Here is a quick video of some rope-swinging-fun!