Many "firsts" this past weekend...

Our young friend Daniel, from Florida, went on his first paddling trip this past weekend. During the trip we found out that paddling wasn't the only thing he was doing for the first time. Here's a partial list of the wonderful firsts he experienced:

• 1st time in a canoe
• 1st time in a kayak
• 1st time sitting around a campfire
• 1st time camping (sleeping in tent, etc.)
• 1st time seeing a bald eagle (and a first for many others seeing a bald eagle swimming!)
• 1st time throwing rocks at a stick launched from shore (what a great game this is!)
• 1st time eating fresh beer bread right out of the Dutch oven

It was great being with Daniel as he experienced these things and it reminded us yet again how great paddling can be for introducing people to the great outdoors.

Gotta love those firsts!