Pocky and Paddling

This weekend we took the canoe out for V's first big ride. We went across the channel to Toronto Island and brought some sushi picnic. The island is usually swamped with visitors and tourists, but the municipal strike has frozen the ferries, so it was eerily deserted, and beautiful.
Miz V had a nap on the way over, at my feet in the bow, and snoozed nicely until we hit some waves and the water broke right over her head! Soaked and mad as a wet cat, she let me know in no uncertain terms that this was not a welcome wake-up call. Once she awoke, she enjoyed the ride, but it will take awhile to teach her to sit down in the boat, as she really wants to stand up to see better. We realized that we had not brought her a change of clothes, and so I put her in M's socks and spare t-shirt, which lacked in fit and style, but had the principal advantage of being dry. Anyway, the great outdoor adventures continue!