Up before dawn. Load the canoes, drift four hours on a lazy river through ever-deepening, colourful canyons. In the noonday sun, seek a sandbar where shade can be created. Secure the boats, assemble the lawn chairs, and roll out the sleeping bags. We love the rhythm of a multi-day canoe trip. This September trip – down a 100-mile section of the Green River in eastern Utah – is extra-special, because we are joined by our daughter and her husband.

Thirty-seven user-operated locks, nine swing bridges, two aqueducts – out and back. Protective swan-parents, oncoming boats, shallow water, strong winds, a hail storm: hurdles we negotiate on our fifteen-day narrowboat holiday on the Kennet and Avon Canal in southern England. The obstacles are also opportunities – to problem-solve, to meet people, to work together, and to receive advice and assistance from experienced canal boaters.

Walking the Cotswolds is a delightful 102-mile adventure through stunning scenery, charming villages, and rich history. It's fun, easy, and super friendly!

Us, in a race? Wonders never cease! On February 8 compete in a ten-kilometre double-hull outrigger canoe race through Victoria’s inner, middle, and outer harbours to the V21 buoy and back. With a finish time of 58:51, our twelve-paddler team doesn’t win first place, but the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club certainly accomplishes its mission: to bring people together through paddling.