Creative ways to transport a family of 4
My family of 4 (two adults + 10 and 7 year-old) is finally going to head out on our first backcountry canoe camping trip together this spring. My plan has been to take two canoes with the stronger adult paddler paired with the 7 year-old and effectively soloing, and the other adult paired with the 10 year-old. But the less strong adult is expressing anxiety about their own stamina, given that the 10 year-old is still limited in what they can contribute.
I'm curious if anyone has come up with a creative way to manage through this awkward phase of too big for one canoe but not yet at four true paddlers? (I guess it's more of an issue where there's a wee enthusiasm gap between the two adults re: soloing.) E.g., I've seen canoes packed with kids and towing gear once or twice before, but worry that that could get awfully clumsy in any kind of wind or big water? Thanks!