Most kids forgot to bring different beverages today. Oh well. I'm not too sad about it.
The real excitement for today was going canoeing this morning. We had just barely enough time to do spelling tests and devotions before we left and we canoed until about 11am. After that it took a bit to load up the canoes/kayaks, then we went to the bank in Courtland to tour their vault.
Our day started sunny and beautiful, if a bit chilly. I wore my rubber boots, which was a wise choice. The water is really high on Swan Lake right now! There were tons of potholes in the gravel road to get to the access point and there was water sitting along the grass that bordered the road.
People paired up and staked out canoes. All our chaperones paddled this year! Our DNR man, Scott, got out three kayaks for us to use too. I got one and two kids got them. They're a lot easier to use than the canoes- less teamwork required. Some pairs had trouble working together. Others didn't have the muscle needed to power through the wind on our way back. The wind was at our backs, which made going out easy. Coming back was pretty tough and a lot of the girls wanted to give up. Lots of whining and complaining. But everyone made it back in the end! Scott had to trade places with one of the canoe paddlers so he could give enough muscle to get to shore. He ended up tying one of the out-of-energy canoes to his and towed them in.
The trip to the bank was pretty neat. The vault isn't very large and has an antique door. Pretty neat. The ladies gave us piggy banks and suckers. Who can complain about that?
Even though we'd spent all morning outside in the sunshine and chilly weather, they still wanted to eat outside. So we did. Our school is a little more sheltered than Swan Lake. The 7-8th graders are back from their trip, so we had a normal afternoon for once.
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