I wasn't sure what they would say to me in the morning, and I was worried that they thought that the trip was a complete flop. To my surprise, the next day, they were all bragging to their friends about the experience. They wanted to go back and do it all over again. To this day, four years later, fond memories of the trip to Algonquin are still shared between us. I have taken many more groups canoeing and camping since this one.
Most people are new to the experience.
Most of them leave with a new found respect for nature. I have found it to be the best method for teaching the importance of protecting what little resources we have.