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1. John looks at the canoe
2. My brother Ben and I took our canoe to the park
3. They were in a small sailing craft they had chartered in Water-Down; the price had been right, and it came with a crew of three expert sailors, as neither of the Thimble Downers could manage anything more complicated than a canoe
4. Nibbles saw that the canoe wasn’t drawing much water
5. “Um, um; okay,” agreed Nibbles as they gingerly traipsed back to the waterline and then stood by the canoe
6. “Is that your canoe?”
7. A couple of guys in a canoe, and a case of beer
8. Finally, the canoe reaches the last and main waterfall
9. Once there, the visitors can transfer from the canoe to a
10. She and her older half-brother paddled to the far end of the lake in a canoe, where he put her off on a tiny islet, telling her he would leave her there unless she appeared naked on the beach
11. One chatted incessantly while the other simply nodded and smiled responses as they worked to push their dugout canoe from dry sand down to the line of surf
12. “That’s a fascinating story, Richard,” she replied with honest admiration for the quality and sturdiness of the canoe
13. He prepared for a day in a canoe by stocking a cooler with beer, buying another ounce of marijuana, and selecting cassettes for his Walkman
14. They settled in the center of the canoe on the pile of nets and were off
15. The reef and myriads of colorful fish were all clearly visible on the shady side of a canoe
16. “Well, in that case, why don’t we talk about it another day?” She lay awake that night remembering that Caroline said she and Mike passed from Costa Rica to Bocas del Toro and back again in a canoe, unnoticed by officials from either country
17. It appeared that her new friend was making life difficult, and the water route in a canoe was the only way across the border that made sense
18. But that only got the coke to Puerto Viejo, and they couldn’t very well canoe it all the way to Limon
19. The inflatable speedboats closed in on their canoe from the sea, while a squad of officers was deployed along the beach
20. Sitting alone in the front of the canoe, I could see it had recently been carved (literally dug out) from the log of a large tree
21. I saw hippopotamus half-submerged in the water, not far from the canoe
22. It, like all the others, was a dugout canoe, fashioned from a very large tree
23. The next morning we were rowed in the large, painted dugout canoe belonging to Behechio all the way out to the island by a crew of sixty men
24. The tranquil channels of that estuary make for an idyllic place where to use the canoe and observe a limitless number of exotic birds and a deliciously picturesque sky
25. It also includes an eighty-two-foot long canoe that catches the attention of all tourists
26. Then follows an exhibit of a war canoe, a large exposition of local green stone known as “mere pounamu”, all types of delicate and refined wood carvings among writings such as “women: the thread to continuity”
27. Thus, in those placid waters, the Eskimo canoe becomes the ideal, most adequate milieu to explore the scenic splendor of its setting
28. I remember being in a canoe out on a pond with
29. when I exited the canoe
30. “I’ve never traveled by canoe, but I think I’d like it
31. While I’d been away, Bernie had put Cal in charge of developing a new breed of beef cattle, so the canoe trip into the North Cascades had been postponed
32. On the shore was a canoe rental operation that was closed for the season, but I left a stack of golden drachmas on the counter and a note saying IOU two canoes
33. She turned and helped Grover get their canoe into the water
34. Grover fell into his canoe with his hooves sticking up in the air
35. The lights of the outpost were quickly lost, but the canoe held on its way for nearly a mile, avoiding snags and floating logs with almost uncanny precision
36. Balthus thought it must have leaped so close to the canoe that it had struck the side, for a slight quiver vibrated the craft
37. To his amazement, the man crumpled under his touch and slumped down in the canoe
38. The canoe rocked wildly
39. Borne under a mass of hurtling bodies the canoe rolled sidewise, but before he went under with it, something cracked against Balthus' head and the night was briefly illuminated by a blinding burst of fire before it gave way to a blackness where not even stars shone
40. He looked out at the river where a small canoe was being paddled by a man
41. The paddler pushed the canoe around the front of the bar and with each beat of the music the sun sank lower towards the hills
42. Then he heard a rhythmic splashing, and peering through the leaves, saw a dugout canoe coming up the river, its single occupant paddling hard against the current
43. The Pict had run his canoe in close to the shore, and staring up into the bushes, called out something
44. In an instant Conan was down the bank and wading into the water to grasp the drifting canoe
45. Balthus stumbled after him and somewhat dazedly crawled into the canoe
46. There’s a canoe at the mouth that will bring you downriver towards the swamp cats
47. One dream seated him in a dugout canoe behind the broad shoulders
48. said it would, and Myles beached the canoe within sight
49. So I ran to the canoe, jumped in, trying to
50. Trying to steady the canoe as it labored,
1. He and Mush had canoed the river, and camped in the hills beside a waterfall a few times
2. I told him about the woods I escaped to, the waters where I canoed in silence
3. His torso is canoed into the trunk of a tree
1. canoeing along a beautiful river, then the place was
2. They went fishing one day and canoeing another
3. “Cypress creek, my dad and I used to love canoeing here” I said, she smiled and stood at the end of the riverbank, she sat down and I sat down next to her
4. He was out canoeing
5. “That is true, plenty fish there too, but no canoeing
6. Finally we returned to the canoeing lake, where the trail led back to the cabins
7. The only thing I really excelled at was canoeing, and that wasn’t the kind of heroic skill people expected to see from the kid who had beaten the Minotaur
8. We talked about canoeing and swordplay for a while, then debated the pros and cons of the different gods
9. caves, canoeing the large streams and rivers, as well as hiking the
10. housework to joining the local canoeing club
11. Our shoes crunched on a graveled path at the other end of the buildings as we made our way to a sizable lake filled with many canoeing couples
12. weekends of camping in the bush, canoeing and shooting and frequenting the many game
13. In the three years after he fell in love with my mother, he’d taken us camping and canoeing along the Minnesota and St
14. Fifteen miles to the southeast, in the leafy and pleasant lakeside community of Grünau, preparations for the Olympic rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events were also well under way
15. The next day, when they were out canoeing together, Elfrida surprised him by reverting suddenly to one of the first conversations of their acquaintance
1. They talked of canoes for rent, produce markets, and lots of public cooks set up in plazas everywhere
2. possessions into their canoes and went ashore
3. The king visited the Shenandoah along with his entourage in a large fleet of canoes
4. Lawrence Island, and while standing by the burning General Williams, she was met by more than twenty canoes full of Esquimaux natives,
5. So few remained that commercial fishing from dugout canoes, practiced since man first settled the region, was all but extinct
6. But, why are there so few canoes? I only see yours and two others
7. In those days, there were about one hundred canoes, and this time of the morning, the beach would be very busy, with almost the entire village working together
8. Dugout canoes that serve as taxis between the islands, sported colorful canopies
9. Having taken all that into account, and after prolonged and thoughtful deliberation, the idea of barging in Novorski’s office could only be compared to a village of natives in the Amazon waking up one day, and deciding they were the rightful rulers of the entire world, before promptly setting out to conquer everyone else armed with sticks, spears, stones, and the occasional sharp tropical fruit, arguing amongst themselves that the one hiccup in their plan was whether or not their canoes would be able to provide the required logistics support, mainly mangoes and coke leaves
10. He drove the entire length of town several times, peering into the entrance of every waterfront property, but there was no sign of any fishing boats at all, a phenomenon he found strikingly odd: after all, the pueblo’s name in English was Old Port and what was a port without boats other than dug-out canoes or a public jetty? He returned the car to the general store, and decided to endure the heat trudging the length of the beachfront road in a more careful search for a dock or someone who knew the whereabouts of the Caroline
11. The canoes, which, if he was interested, were available for fishing trips, didn’t have names other than so and so’s boat
12. He said that, down on the river embankment, several canoes lay unused
13. I told him they had agreed and he ordered me to return and tell the men to get on the canoes that would soon come to the island
14. Before long a swarm of canoes arrived, each manned by two men of one of the local tribes
15. This Maori word means a “place of rest for the canoes”
16. Then, late in the afternoon, they began the fascinating cruise trip towards the city of Juneau where, it is said, “black bears wander frequently without worry, the salmon clashes against the Eskimo canoes and humpback whales tip over twenty-foot small boats”
17. It originated as a departure point for the Chilkat Trail, a route that the Indians used to arrive at the canoes to fish for salmon
18. Elves and humans could be seen taking their leisure on the sands, or riding the huge breaking waves toward the shore in tiny dugout canoes
19. Before the age of locks, French voyageurs and Native American Indians traversed the inland waters of North America and portaged their canoes to bypass geographic barriers and travel from one body of water to another
20. The bus bobbed to the surface, along with a couple of capsized, half-melted canoes
21. It was a wild boar, thirty feet high, with a snotty pink snout and tusks the size of canoes
22. On the shore was a canoe rental operation that was closed for the season, but I left a stack of golden drachmas on the counter and a note saying IOU two canoes
23. We put the canoes in the water
24. Our canoes floated back downstream, swirling in the wake from the dam's discharge vents
25. Canoes glided across a small lake
26. above the tall windows at each side were three paddles that were meant for canoes
27. The river swarmed with canoes
28. The men in the canoes rushed their boats toward the river-wall, and were met by another shower of clothyard shafts and a volley from the small ballistas mounted on towers on that side of the stockade
29. Stones and logs whirled through the air and splintered and sank half a dozen canoes, killing their occupants, and the other boats drew back out of range
30. Many years ago the land had been covered with water and the Saanich people, with wise counsel, took to their dugout canoes and tied long cedar ropes to the tops of Arbutus trees that grew on top of a nearby mountain
31. The vessel under construction at Jaina at the time of Coatl’s first visit was being built according to the same specifications as the later Raven would be, however this first vessel was being built of newly felled timber and he said it would not last long on open water, eventually warping and bending the green timbers to such an extent as to render the ship liable to sink in the first heavy swell, when one of the shipwrights thought to mention this, Coatl smiled and explained the reasons for it’s construction, firstly, it would familiarise the carpenters and shipwrights with the hidden secrets of building a sea-going vessel, preparing them for the time when there was enough seasoned timber for the building of the real Raven, the longship being an entirely different concept to the fishing canoes they usually produced, secondly, to train a crew it was essential that they have hands-on experience
32. A cry of shock goes through the men on the canoes and all are soon onto their knees chanting and swaying
33. There’s a scraping sound as the canoes land, and we step ashore through the surf
34. We reach the stony shore, and Svensen motions to one of the ornate canoes, sitting silently in the still waters
35. Ornately carved canoes carry us south through the mouth of the emerald bay we had overflown the day before
36. More canoes approach from the village
37. As the Indios gather in the canoes to depart, I give them two gifts: a crate of mangoes and a twenty pound bag of sea salt
38. “FOUR CANOES HAVE JUST LEFT THE SOUTH SHORE TO OUR LEFT!”
39. Furthermore, it was already evident that the light canoes, each with four paddlers, would easily overtake the heavily loaded whaler boat
40. Twelve more arrows followed in the first minute of shooting, killing or wounding five more warriors and damaging three of the canoes
41. “That girl already saved all our lives near Trois-Rivières, monsieur, when she kept at bay four canoes full of Iroquois with her bow
42. With this going around her mind, Nancy paddled at a steady cadence, heading towards the spot on the South Shore from where the canoes of Laplume had appeared, at the future site of the city of Longueuil, itself only a few kilometers from the future city of Boucherville, the original hometown of her deceased timeline twin
43. The sight of four canoes heading their way from the South Shore then returned her mind to their present situation
44. ” She warned in French, making Labarique and Father Lemoyne focus their eyes on the still distant canoes
45. Sixteen Iroquois in four canoes soon surrounded them, muskets and bows pointed at them
46. With her heart beating faster, Nancy started paddling again, following the lead Iroquois canoe, as the three other Iroquois canoes formed a diamond around her boat, surrounding it while they headed to the South Shore
47. Fifteen canoes loaded with Iroquois warriors departed the south shore of the river and headed towards the north shore, skipping the western point of the Island of Sainte-Hélène, then heading towards the fortified inn, as hoped for by the Governor
48. The moment that Laplume and four warriors beached their canoe ahead of the other Iroquois canoes, Charles Le Moyne jumped out of cover and pointed his musket literally in the face of the stunned Laplume, while Fernand, Henri and Michel pointed their own muskets at the four warriors accompanying their chieftain
49. “AT THE CANOES STILL IN THE WATER, FIRE AT WILL!”
50. Eight muskets fired at once, dropping seven Iroquois out of their canoes and making two of the unstable boats tip sideways and sink, throwing more Iroquois in the water