Day 115: Adventures in Kayaking

I've now done three days at Carey Park, instructing kayaking.  Yesterday it rained almost all day, but it wasn't too cold so we went kayaking in the rain!  The kids weren't daunted by it being wet, but I got a bit cold toward the end, particularly my feet.  I again tried to avoid getting wet as much as possible, but with it raining it wasn't a winning battle.

I have now gotten pretty good at explaining how to kayak and running the session smoothly.  It helps that I've done the same thing 9 times over the course of three days.

Today the weather was nicer and I loved standing in the sun while I waited for the next group to come.  After my last group (which was right before lunch) the kids wanted to go off the rope swing and down the waterslide, so the adults that were with them supervised them.  I sat on a bench and watched for a little while, thinking about how cold the water was and how they were crazy, but then I decided that I needed to go off the rope swing, too.  You run off a little dock that's set rather high above the water, so you have a ways to fall before you hit the surface. I was glad I did it in the end, although when you sink down into the water it gets colder and colder so it takes your breath away a little bit.  But it was fun in the end.  Since kayaking ended at lunchtime, I asked if there was anything else I could help with, and got a job organizing the gear closet and taking an inventory.  That took me a few hours and then I headed home with a happy heart, having had a fun day.  :o)