Ben's Canoe Trip

This afternoon Ben and I did a canoe trip down the Chippewa river with the nature center. It was Ben's very first canoe ride, and he did great. He was the youngest one in the group, and he did a great job. Everyone was proud of him. I started slow and got him used to paddling and "switching sides," and then we eventually talked about turning. He was talking up a storm so I could tell he was really into it. The whole ride was about an hour. We saw lots of birds and geese, and best of all we saw a bald eagle fly overhead. He thought that was pretty cool. It was fun.