Bryan Rippel and his daughter Dia enjoyed the gently rocking waves of Lakeside while taking a little paddle on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile Kelly McAllister and Everett Graham tried out a stand up paddle board, Neve Fernandez-Long got a push on her paddle board from Laura Zeman, and Zzaeden Wraith took Lainee Knight for a spin in his yellow kayak.
Scorching weather has exacerbated forest fires across the province, but has provided plenty of pleasurable afternoons for Nelson beach enthusiasts.