"Not even a little," she replies as she pushes the canoe out into the sea, orientating it in the right direction before stepping lightly into the opposite end, swiftly starting up a regular paddling rhythm.

"I promise, it isn't far," she says, as if the journey is a theoretical hardship.

There isn't much time to pass, really, but the key is the scenery. Gorgeous island coastline, trees swaying in a gentle breeze, under a warm sun.