Ah...the trend of perfect weekend summer days in Toronto continues and this weekend, I head up to the Sunnyside Beach to try Stand-up Paddle boarding with a Groupon that I bought.
There were lots of people on the beach with us, tanning, playing beach volleyball and doing water sports.
This particular Groupon was with Toronto Adventures and they basically have a little tent on the side with 2 guys manning the tent.
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| Our paddleboards at the tent...almost ready to go |
After a quick lesson, everybody started paddleboarding on the water. Well you basically push the boards up to water that's knee deep before getting on the board and kneeling.
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| Kneeling/sitting is OK too |
Everyone pretty much starts standing within 2 minutes of being on the board. Though if the waves are the slight bit rocky, chances of falling in is quite high ( ~80%)
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| Away I go!!! |
On the way back we saw some people taking photos for their wedding and couples just chilling on the beach.
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| Those are some intense bridemaids' dresses.... |
Overall I would really recommend anyone to try this activity. I enjoyed the sitting and paddling aspect more then the standing bit. And I would say sitting down and paddling is nicer just because you get to put your feet in the water, something that you can't do in a canoe or kayak.
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| I love canoeing too! |
Yay! Concrete canoe memories ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a bunch of fun! How was paddle boarding? Lucas and I might want to go later on in the summer.
ReplyDeletelol @paulradcliffe that last photo looks like a concrete canoe photo...Good times!
ReplyDelete@Chrissymon: It was great! You should totally go! I'm gonna go again b/c Rowan didn't get to go this time and I got him a groupon already.