Taking my car canoeing
May 1st seemed like a great day to hit the lake with Lisa. Unfortunately, I mis-calculated a bit. Lessons learned…
1. A Chevy Cobalt is not a Ford Explorer: Well, I guess they told the truth… At the rental place, they said they could put a canoe on ANY automobile. As I was driving down the street with a canoe attached to my car, longer than its body, howling in the wind, I began to wonder whether that was more of a hypothetical promise.
2. Check the wind report: And know your own strength. Contrary to how strong or good you think you are with a paddle, the wind will have its way with you. Once we got to the other side of the lake, getting back was a bit of a chore. Luckily, there were lulls in the current, but I wouldn’t take a canoe out in a thunderstorm… I prefer a motor in that situation.
3. It’s always smaller than you remember: No matter how much you think it can hold, and how big you think it is, the canoe will most certainly ALWAYS be smaller than you remember it. For some reason I was thinking I could walk from one end to the other. Maybe I just remember more than a two person canoe.
So there it is. Remember those three things and your next canoeing trip with a Chevy Cobalt on a windy day will be a success!
