I have decided to name this a sad canoeing experience. I am no canoeing expert. I have only ever canoed one time in my entire life. And that was like many years ago. Wasn't too bad. At least I remembered I got the canoe moving around and then about before deciding it's best to head back to shore lest we drift further away into deeper waters.The day tour in Phuket included canoeing down the river (or have someone paddle the canoe for me...or so I thought). I was given a life jacket and a paddle. I got into the canoe with my sister and we started moving forward a little and then it was merry-go-round the waters. After a couple of spins, we both got really frustrated with each other's attempts at maneuvering that inflated rubber down that river. We were supposed to paddle downstream past a fish breeding station (see first photo) before a long-tailed boat will pick us up. But we couldn't even paddle all the way downstream. I was feeling rather exhausted from the heat and senseless paddling. This was supposed to be an enjoyable experience. But it turned to be so exhausting and the canoe just won't move where we want it to go. What did we do in the end? Nothing. Yes..we did nothing. We set those paddles aside and just let the canoe drift along the river. All that paddling made it hard for me to really enjoy the scenery. Now is the time for me to enjoy the view and snap some photos. The waters will eventually lead us to the spot where the boat will pick us up. And it did.....with us being the last two persons to be picked up by the long-tailed boat back to the jetty.
Looking back, that canoeing trip could have been better. But nevertheless, it wasn't the worst either. Just that some people just don't know how to paddle properly. Maybe the operator should have given us some quick paddling tips before we sat down in the canoe.
