Mohammed must go to the mountain… in our case, the water! Deer Lake, Burnaby that is.

With no dragon boating happening since COVID-19, we’re missing our time on the water, and our time together as teammates and friends!

To that end, we’ve begun kayaking at Deer Lake on Monday nights.

Mondays are usually dedicated to our dryland fitness class (over Zoom) with Coach Kris, but now he’s leading us on kayaking technique, which has some similarities to the dragon boat stroke.

Our first time out on July 13 showed a great turnout and we’ll continue as long as there is interest. We paddled in singles, and married couples on our team paddled tandem. No one capsized and we enjoyed the ducks that got up close and personal – perhaps looking for food?

There is something about being out on the water and seeing friends (teammates) who share the same passion and zest for life to bring back the feeling of team camaraderie!

Another way the team is getting together is through a coffee morning meetup at Rocky Point on Saturdays and a Thursday evening Legion social.

Here is our photo album from kayaking on July 13 thanks to teammates Marjorie and Rob.

Paddles up!