Looking back, I spotted a large canoe directly behind us moving fast, trying to overtake us. It was still some distance away. Lee had a look at them. We decided to go for it.
We didn’t stand a chance but we paddled like madmen. Pulling hard, we shot across the water. That canoe behind us fell back a bit. But after a minute or two they had speeded up again. We knew we couldn’t win this game because, well, because there was no canoe race in this country that we could win. And we were clearly...