Snapshot: Kevin Callan & Becky Mason

Don't ever pass up an opportunity to listen to the many years of camping and canoeing expertise of Kevin Callan or Becky Mason. This weekend at the Ottawa Outdoor + Adventure Travel Show there were numerous chances to catch them both on stage and in the demo pool, but the highlight of the show was when the two of them went for a paddle together.

Their Laurel and Hardy routine frequently had me laughing out loud as the two of them spun in place on their seats (Becky dubbed it the "Callan Twirl"), and swapped positions in the bow and stern (Becky stood up in the canoe, much to the chagrin of Kevin and his nerves).

The whole time Becky made sure to sneak in a little education about always letting your canoe partner know what you are doing in the canoe at all times... and just as importantly... to make each canoe trip fun (Yes.. that is Kevin and Becky paddling back to back in the photo below.. and yes.. Becky won).

To wrap up their time in the pool, they had a nice little nod to both Bill Mason, and the Grumman canoe in which he used to paddle (which is on sale on eBay right now) as the two performed a little dance showing its steadiness (after a strategically timed brace stroke of course!).