Kate Johnson First Time Keener Week Two

Scouting the Lorne Rapids

Hello again it's Kate Johnson a lot has happened here in Keenerville since I last posted. We had big water beatdown where I learned the importance of rolling in white water. There was also competition Friday where I surfed my first wave even though I wasn't on the wave for a long time it felt awesome to catch a wave!

On the weekend many people went out padding in groups but a few of us (about ten) spent Saturday and Sunday learning CPR and First Aid. I really enjoyed this class even though it took up most of the weekend. Greg the instructor was amazing he had us doing everything it was a very hands on course.

Practicing how to rescue people using
throw ropes during SRT

The past two days have been unreal! I have been finding white water kayaking kind of hard to get so spent the past two days with James one of our coaches working on all the specifics that would help me improve quickly. Within the past two days I have learned to white water roll, river instincts, and most importance confidence. I can't wait to get back on the water tomorrow!!

Kate Johnson - New Keener week one

Hello my name is Kate Johnson. I am the oldest keeners in the group but by no means am I the most skilled. I am fairly new to the kayaking world but I really enjoy it so for. Naturally I am finding the first few days very challenging and at times frustrating, but I keep reminding myself 'no risk no reward' and get back up. My dad describes my first few days here at keeners as "being thrown on a triple black dimond trying to leard how to snowboard. I.E. Stupidly hard and will take time but once you get it you will get it at an advanced level learning super fast." I really hope I get to the point where I get it!

Today a group of us did our first day of SRT and it was so much fun! We leaned about safety on the river and different kinds of rescues, then we practiced a tun of rescues. I'm pumped for the next lesson in srt when we get to practice more advanced rescues!