My first time instructing (co-instructing, in this case) a beginner whitewater kayak course went pretty smoothly. We met at Lake Jordan on Saturday for time in the boats, land lectures, and stroke practice. Sunday saw us on the Cape Fear for a low water run and eventually, a very rainy day (Boy we needed the rain!). After a late start due to someone in another class not showing, we ended up spending even an hour on the river loner than planned. I saw a lot of smiles during the day as folks made it through their first small drops and saw quite a bit of improvement even as the day progressed.
Tuesday, I headed down to the beach for the first time of the year, taking both sea kayak and playboat. Had quite a chop on Tuesday and wore out quickly. Wednesday, I took my first trip out in the sea kayak and paddled to the Shallotte inlet sea buoy and back. Later in the afternoon, I took the playboat out again to wrap up the day.
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