With any activity of the sort, in any environment especially if it's an unfamiliar one, it is imperative, before even selecting the specific things you intend to do there, to assess all potential hazards and impediments.
If, after a careful survey, it appears that injury (including embarrassment) might occur, the obviously correct and proper procedure is to hand the camera to your companion and request: "Honey, can you take a picture of that ******."
As the initial post made reference to "we," it occurs to ask "was it your camera?" so we'll know if "(s)he(?)" - your companion - was the one who appropriately analysed the situation(????).