Describe a humorous experience you have had.`

They still had a long ways to go to reach the landing . We all knew that they would never make it before darkness fell

I still am not sure what foolishness prompted me to do this , but I told the father to fasten the rope to the carry handle on my stern "Are you sure " the father asked with some disbelief

I was , of course , not sure that this would work but it was worth a try We tied the rope up , the swimmer climbed out of the water and I dug the

paddle in well forward to get a bigger bite . The rope got taunt as I pulled back , then slackened during the glide until the next stroke . The capricious wind decided to pick that time for a last round before nightfall and the waves rose again , necessitating a shorter glide time How I relished that gliding interval , but with the wind blowing harder this was gone . I just had to keep pulling . Slowly , the landing began to get larger . It must have looked rather interesting from shore to see a paddler on a kayak , a low shape in the water , towing this sixteen-foot behemoth behind it . Someone on shore did question my sanity

My shoulders hurt and my arms ached . Though the wind was stronger , the Blue Meanie seemed wholly undaunted and we kept a steady pace "Damn " the man in the boat said "We 're going to make it

We close enough to discern the shapes of people fishing from the docks The cars and trucks there that had been mere specks took shape and form Night had almost come . I ignored the aching in me and kept paddling Then , suddenly , a few hundred yards from shore , the boat 's engine coughed back to life . I could...