Saturday, 28 July 2012

Kira's First Week


Hey everyone, my name's Kira Antonyshyn and I'm from Toronto. This was my first week at Keeners this year and it feels great to be back! I didn't realize how much I missed paddling until I was back on the Ottawa. This year the water level is pretty low creating a completely different river than what I was used to paddling in last year. I surfed Garb for the first time this past Monday and it felt awesome- it was the beginning to a great week. The other Keeners in this session are really cool and I've had a lot of fun getting to know them. The instructors we've had this past week have all been really great as well; I've only been on the river with them for five days and I've already learned a lot. I can already tell that I'm a lot more comfortable paddling here, I was even able to paddle down the last four major rapids of the Main Channel backwards. I have been working on getting my bow stall and I'm hoping that next week I'll be able to get a blunt and a kick flip. Overall, I've had a fantastic week and I can't wait to keep kayaking. 
Until next week,
Kira

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