Everyone else easily slid into their kayaks
except me. Being too short to hop up from
chest high water, the guide instructed me,
“It won’t be pretty but just jump up and
belly flop across the kayak.” Looking
at Jim all secure in our kayak, I obeyed
listening to laughter pealing from
the others. Embarrassed, I righted myself
noticing Jim treading water at the stern.

He was the butt of the joke!

Flipping backwards
from the force of my belly flop.
One guy hollered, “Damn, I put my camera away
this would have won America’s Funniest Video.”