Nigel Hocking
16/07/2019
Keeners Blog Week 1
How I Got Here
I first started Kayaking last year at Wilderness Tours teen camp. After completing two sessions I knew I wanted to come back. Kayaking was just too much fun. During my time in the teen camp I had seen keeners around in their unique black shirts and hoodies, but didn't really know much about the program. At the end of my two weeks here I had asked an instructor about the keeners. She told me it was a great program for enthusiastic paddlers wanting to improve. I knew could go but i needed to practice my rolls. This was hard considering I had no kayak, gear or river near me. After looking around i found a good deal at a Toronto paddle shop for a Jackson rockstar 4.0. With in a few months I had a paddle and had driven up to a local lake to practice.
I have only been here in the keener program for two days, mostly running the middle channel, but it has already been a blast. Here there is many opportunities to learn new tricks and paddle rapids you would not normally paddle. I am really excited to continue with the rest of the session and to progress with my paddling.
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