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Examples Of Informative Speech About Canoeing
Splash! Swirve! Tip! I can't control this canoe! Today was my first time canoeing. It's harder than it looks. Today, March 19th, 2018, we went to Camp Kettleford to go canoeing for the first time. First we had a lesson on how to use the paddles, we all stood there clumped together holding paddles. Next we got in the canoes rocking back and forth as we stepped in. Then we went off, splashing our paddles in the water slowly inching our way across the lake. I almost tipped us over. After that it was smooth sailing, drifting across the lake as the sun's reflection was sparkling. It was a clam ride, the feel of the cold water splashing on me. The sight of canoes filling up the lake, all pilling around each other. Hearing the splashing of water

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