Late Winter Canoe Trip

First time in 16 years of canoeing together we had a mishap and ended up in the drink. Water was moving fast and we got sucked into a strainer. I made it under-Andrew had to bail and ended up hanging from the tree limb. We lost the paddles over the side. That left me careening down stream with no way to steer. I weighed my options which were to a) chose to bale or b) smash the canoe in half with me and Nolan in it. I baled and was just barely able to hold onto the canoe with him in it. Got some pretty big bruises on my arm to prove it.  We were all wearing our lifejackets thank God. Nolan wasn't even phased and in fact on his own decided to jump in the water and join us. Andrew ran downstream and was able to retrieve both paddles in a pool. Good thing we had dry clothes in the dry bag. Ruined our D 90 camera lens that was hanging around my neck. The photos survived. On the upside it was a beautiful late winter day.