Back in the early spring, gazing over the massive expanse of Lake Ontario, my clever father-in-law mentioned how great it would be for the kids to learn to sail. We drove past Toronto's yacht club and I thought "oh ya, that will never happen. It's got to cost a bomb." But then I had a brainwave: Why not learn to sail in New Brunswick where things like that are much less expensive?
Fast forward several months, and our youngsters show up for 2 weeks of daily sailing camp last week. They were a bit unnerved that first day but have taken to it like ducks to _____ (fill in the blank). It's a small group of children with a wide range of experience; they sail small boats, which can be handled solo (which Seb did briefly on his 2nd day!) or squeeze in 3 kids. Sophie is the 2nd youngest. Part of the fun was an "adventure day", when they all sailed off as a flotilla to a nearby island. There they had their packed lunches and explored; not quite Swallows and Amazons but close. As you can all imagine, Sebastian is asking whether he can return to the waters next year.
Gramps & Nana have kitted them out with sunglasses, sunglasses holders, lifejackets and better footwear. Even better, they dutifully make them a yummy packed lunch and drive them in every morning and then pick them up (quite tired) every afternoon. George is becoming very friendly with the boating club's commodore!
Fast forward several months, and our youngsters show up for 2 weeks of daily sailing camp last week. They were a bit unnerved that first day but have taken to it like ducks to _____ (fill in the blank). It's a small group of children with a wide range of experience; they sail small boats, which can be handled solo (which Seb did briefly on his 2nd day!) or squeeze in 3 kids. Sophie is the 2nd youngest. Part of the fun was an "adventure day", when they all sailed off as a flotilla to a nearby island. There they had their packed lunches and explored; not quite Swallows and Amazons but close. As you can all imagine, Sebastian is asking whether he can return to the waters next year.
Gramps & Nana have kitted them out with sunglasses, sunglasses holders, lifejackets and better footwear. Even better, they dutifully make them a yummy packed lunch and drive them in every morning and then pick them up (quite tired) every afternoon. George is becoming very friendly with the boating club's commodore!
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