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Sophie Goes Canoeing | #WobblyWednesday

June 1, 2016 37 Comments

Sophie Goes Canoeing | #WobblyWednesday

Guys! You won’t believe what I did last Friday! I went CANOEING! Mom and Dad got me a special life vest for it and everything. They also said if the trip went well, we would go canoeing more often, and that Kylo Ren might get his own life vest and get to go too!

Sophie cat in Life Vest

So… what did I think about canoeing? I LOVED it! I was a little nervous at first since it was my first time in a canoe, but I soon realized how awesome it was, and I settled in for a super fun adventure. Let me tell you all about it!

Sophie Goes Canoeing - cat canoeing

Before we left the house, Mom packed a bag for us with all the essentials – my leash and harness, treats (for me and for Mom and Dad), a towel, water, a water bowl for me, and an umbrella to shade me if it got too hot. We headed out to Amerson River Park, which we’ve been to a couple of times, and put the canoe in at the designated canoe put-in spot. We knew there was another canoe spot a ways down the river to get out, but we weren’t sure how far it was. We were true adventurers that day – just going with the flow, if you catch my drift… 😉 We found out later that the canoe trail we followed was 2 miles long.

Amerson River Park MapAlong the way, we stopped at a couple of beaches. Here I am modeling my life vest on the first beach we stopped at. What do you think? I like how it matches my eyes.

Sophie Cat in Life Vest

As we traveled down the river, we saw all kinds of neat things – a turtle, some fishies, birdies, and even a snake!

Sophie Goes Canoeing

At one point, the water got really shallow – like just 3-4 inches deep. I was standing in the bottom of the canoe looking over the edge, and I saw something that I just had to have on the bottom of the river, so I jumped in! I had to act fast before Mom could stop me. Well, I stood there in the river for a few seconds and then realized what a mistake I had made. That water was WET! Yuck! I turned right around and climbed back in the canoe (with Mom’s help, of course). We stopped at another beach soon after, and I got a chance to clean myself off…

cat in life vestMom and Dad still gave me a bath when we got home though. Bummer. That almost made the trip not worth it. Okay, not really. I truly enjoyed myself. It was so relaxing to take in all the scenery and watch the world pass me by.

Sophie Goes Canoeing - cat in canoeWhen we finally got to the ending point of the trip, I tried to jump out of the canoe again! Apparently I hadn’t learned my lesson the first time.

Sophie Cat Canoeing
Mom had made me a little shade tent with the towel

We were thinking that we were going to have to walk back to our car (which was parked over at the place where the adventure began) and then drive it back over to get the canoe, but thankfully there were some nice people who were also ending their canoe trip at the same time who drove us back to our car. Next time we will take two cars so we can leave one at the ending point and one at the starting point. We learned that lesson!

Anyway, I can’t WAIT to go canoeing again! Hopefully it will happen again sometime soon.


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  1. Pipo/Minko/MrJackFreckles says

    June 1, 2016 at 1:14 am

    Wow, Sophie! What a great catventure you had!! Well, maybe not the wet part, MOL!

    That lifevest look purrty on you, too:)

    We need to get some huggy pictures…off we go…meowmy??

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  2. Summer says

    June 1, 2016 at 5:00 am

    Wow, Sophie! You are SO lucky! I would love to try canoeing, but I don’t know if there is anywhere nearby for us… not to mention the fact that my human thinks any excursion out of town needs to have three or four stars attached to it! She’s not too good with nature.

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  3. Amy Shojai says

    June 1, 2016 at 10:07 am

    What a fun adventure! I grew up in a house next to a river and had a canoe, so that was a day pastime when I was a kid. One of the best times of my life was taking the canoe and a book to my “reading tree” across the river, and enjoying the wildlife and water. I’m jealous!

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  4. kelly says

    June 1, 2016 at 10:41 am

    I can’t believe you went canoeing! I have a hard enough time getting the cats in the crate to take them to the vet Lol! I can only imagine the shock and look on your face when you went in the water 😉 But well done to you and your humans for taking you on such an awesome adventure!

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  5. Tamago says

    June 1, 2016 at 11:45 am

    Oh wow, Sophie! You are the coolest kitty ever! What a fun adventure – glad you enjoyed canoeing. You are so brave to jump in the river. Sorry you got wet and had to take bath afterwords, but what a great experience! You look very cute in the life vest. The color matches your eyes purrfectly 🙂 I hope you get to go canoeing again soon, and Kylo Ren, too!

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  6. lukecats says

    June 1, 2016 at 11:50 am

    A great adventure for Sophie! 🙂

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  7. da tabbie o trout towne says

    June 1, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    sophie…how….total…..lee….kewl….iz…..thiz !!!!!!!! we new ewe wood knot be scared coz we can still rememburr when ya drived de speed boat at like 103 MPH that one summer !!! rememburr…

    two bad ya dinna get ta due any fishin tho…hay. may bee next trip yur mom & dad will stop de boat fora few and ya CAN due sum fishin…..just dont catch a snakez tho…..THAT wood be scaree ☺☺☺♥♥♥

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  8. Madi says

    June 1, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    WTG Sophie!! You are the luckiest kitty to get to go on so many wonderful adventures.
    Hugs madi your bfff

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  9. Random Felines says

    June 1, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    you have the greatest adventures Sophie!!! (btw – mom saw a cat last night at the shelter where she volunteers and it made her think of Kylo Ren)

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  10. Three Chatty Cats says

    June 1, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    Wow, you jumped IN? What a brave kitty! It looks like it was quite a fun adventure!

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  11. Sam says

    June 1, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    What an adventurer you are Sophie! Looks like you had a great time and got your first “swim” in a river too……I bet you were the only cat in a canoe that day!

    Pawsome
    Hugs, Sammy

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  12. Ruth Epstein says

    June 1, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    WOW Sophie it looks like you had lots of fun

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  13. The J-Cats says

    June 1, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    Wow! What an amazing adventure! And how brave of you jump into the water! What was it you saw there that you had to have? Was it a fishie?

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  14. Bryn Nowell says

    June 1, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    What a fun adventure!! I love all your pictures! I hope to see photos of other canoe adventures during the warm weather!

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  15. Lola The Rescued Cat says

    June 1, 2016 at 5:59 pm

    Oh my stars, Sophie! You are such a brave girl! This is such an awesome adventure.

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  16. Dusty Desert Dogs says

    June 1, 2016 at 6:59 pm

    This has to be my favorite thing I’ve seen all week! So adorable and the little life vest! Aww, makes me want a adventure kitty!

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  17. Ellen Pilch says

    June 1, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    It sounds like a lot of fun- except for the seeing a snake part. You look so cute in your life vest.

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  18. Annie says

    June 1, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    Sophie, you’re such an amazing kitty! I’m glad the water was shallow when you jumped in. You must have seen something very enticing to do that. You lead quite the fun life!

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  19. Rugby James says

    June 1, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    I just loved this story, and the photos were absolutely terrific!! I just LOVE the idea of taking a kitty on adventures, and canoeing is something I don’t think I ever would have guessed a kitty would enjoy! What an amazing kitty and two owners who clearly love her to the moon!!

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  20. Miss Molly Says says

    June 1, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    What an amazing adventure! You are so brave too! I don’t know many kitty cats that would venture into a canoe!

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  21. Sweet Purrfections says

    June 1, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    I imagine your mom about had a heart attack when you jumped into the river! Glad you enjoyed the canoe trip.

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  22. The Island Cats says

    June 1, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    What a pawsome adventure, Sophie! Well, ‘cept for jumping in the river. Bet you won’t do that again.

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  23. Silver from the Dash Kitten Crew says

    June 1, 2016 at 11:51 pm

    THIS IS BRILLIANT!!!

    We are SO jealouse you got to go on a wobbly adventure! Oh man I never get chances like that * sigh *

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  24. Carol Bryant says

    June 2, 2016 at 1:03 am

    You are pawsome. I love that Sophie had a blast and love her little life jacket. I am sharing this on the BlogPaws facebook page, too!

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  25. Beth says

    June 2, 2016 at 1:28 am

    I think that is fantastic! Why should dogs get to have all the fun? I admit that I’ve never even thought about taking my cat on any adventures like that, but I’ve taken my dogs canoeing and camping before.

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  26. Tenacious Little Terrier says

    June 2, 2016 at 2:38 am

    Mr. N has been canoeing with us too. He doesn’t believe in jumping in the water though!

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  27. Helen Caligiuri says

    June 2, 2016 at 4:39 am

    I love the suit has a handle! I would use it all the time if I could get it on my Jamima. I’m one-handed, so I don’t think that’s going to happen!

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  28. Talent Hounds says

    June 2, 2016 at 6:00 am

    Wow what an adventure. I am not sure Nala would have let me put on a life jacket but that one looks really good.

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  29. Katie says

    June 2, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    Sounds like you had a great adventure Sophie! I want to get a cat eventually and I hope she can do things like go on canoe trips as well!

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  30. Connie says

    June 2, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    it sounds like a lovely day!

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  31. Pawesome Cats says

    June 2, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    Sophie has the best adventures – I can’t believe she jumped into the water though, that must have given you quite a fright.

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  32. Mirren L Hatfield says

    June 4, 2016 at 4:19 am

    What!!! You go on the COOLEST adventures! You look like a turtle, Sophie! All of us at the Cat Palace are jealous. xoxo, Weeble, Yoda aka BB8 aka Salem, Leia aka Pikachu, Callie, Kitty, Lemon!

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  33. Kitties Blue says

    June 6, 2016 at 11:37 pm

    Sophie, you never cease to amaze us. That looks like so much fun. What an adventure you had. There is a blogging cat who goes kayaking with his humans. Your life vest is super cool. Sure happy you had that on since you took the plunge. Astrid is sending Sampy all her love and 3456789087654234321232123456789098765456789098765435678909876543236789087654387654345678909876543456789 kisses. Love and hugs to all from all of us.

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  34. Kitty T says

    June 20, 2016 at 8:03 am

    So cute! Love the life vest!

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