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Canoeing on the Brandywine

Last Sunday was such an awesome day.  We had our niece visiting from Wisconsin and we decided to enjoy the beautiful weather we've been having and take the kids canoeing.  It was the first time for all of us, except our niece who has canoed back at home.  The weather was beautiful.  The company we rented the canoes from was fantastic.  It was a great way to enjoy the day.


Tom's view from the back of the boat.  He had the job to steer us!


Tom's relaxed!




Cousins contemplating the rocks....


Tommy was enjoying the water


The view on the trip was beautiful!  Pennsylvania does have a lot of gorgeous outdoor scenery.


This is our favorite covered bridge.  We go over it a lot when we are running errands on the weekends. We'd see people canoeing and kayaking when we'd go over it, which is what gave us the idea for this trip.  The girls in their canoe are in this picture.


I love the old stone houses that are in this area.  I need to take more pictures of the houses and barns around us.


We all agreed we would definitely do this trip again.  Except maybe Liam.  He was a little nervous the whole time we were in the canoe, even though the water we were in was no deeper than his waist, LOL.

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Marcia (123 blog) said…
When I started reading your post, I said to myself, "I didn't know you guys canoe" and then next sentence was how it was your first time :) :)

Looks like lots of fun... if you like water!!!

Please yes, go take pics of the houses and barns!
4:05 AM
AiringMyLaundry said…
That looks like fun!
3:06 PM
Mrs FF said…
Looks like so much fun! Poor Liam
2:04 PM
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