mpeebles wrote on Jul 14^th, 2019 at 1:01pm:

Forgot to add....the kids later described it as a double back flip, triple sow cow with a quad flail.  They scored it as a 9.2 with a deduction for a large splash.  Would have been a 10 had I entered the water cleanly.   :).  On the bright side, the canoe did land in an upright position.  Apparently the canoe is smarter than I am. :-/

;D ;D ;D

In 2000 I took my Dad to the BW for his first ever canoe camping experience.  I was the experienced know it all so was advising him how to operate in the wilderness. 

On the first day of traveling in I had the canoe overhead and was standing on a flat rock near the landing (to keep my feet dry) and flipped off the boat, and like you Mike, I lost my balance and jumped in the canoe to avoid the water.  This maneuver sent the boat sailing out into the lake with me inside and no paddle.  So, my only recourse was to hang off the front and doggie paddle the boat to shore. 

My Dad did snicker a bit and I'm sure I toned down my know it all stance after that.   :-/ ;D