Yakistan Music - By Maia

I’ve been the Yakistan (now dubbed Swiftistan) music person for a while now. I play music in the mornings and sometimes afternoons when we’re all in our cabins making food. It’s a tough job being the music person. You have to be able to play music for people of all ages and music types. You also have to be able to play music that is keener appropriate. This means that there cannot be any bad language or references. You also have to be able to play music that the boys in White House will hate. Examples of this include Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato etc. it’s a hard job but a necessary one to be able to produce the most hype cabin of Swiftistan. Thank you.

Week 3 Blog - Anna

In my family’s sprinter van we have enough seats and beds for 5 people. We also have enough boat storage for up to 10 boats. We can also store all of our tools and extra things we need including bags with clothes and stuff like that. We go on adventures with the whole family or with just some of us. I love going on adventures with my family but there are some downsides. One big downside is that every morning when you wake up you hit your head on a metal bar. Another downside is that there is not that much space.

Week 2 Blog - Andrew

I got into kayaking not that long ago compared to some other Keeners that are in this program. My family bought a raft about eight years ago when my dad turned forty which we did day trips for a couple months and did some overnight trips but nothing major. As the years went on we did cooler and cooler trips that were bigger whitewater and more fun. Eventually me and my brother got tired of just sitting in the raft, just casual observers, and wanted to really be in control of what we hit and didn’t hit, what lines we took, and overall what happened. We asked our parents for something to do and they thought of the plan to get us two duckies also known as inflatable kayaks in 2020. These duckies were amazing I got that control that I wanted and my parents no longer had to deal with a bored me and my brother. As we continued going on trips me and my brother were simultaneously making the realization that cool people didn’t ducky they hard shell kayaked. 

This observation led my brother to start going to kayaking lessons and pool sessions while my parents thought I was too young and I sat at home jealously. My brother bought a boat and began running things while I still sat in my ducky sad that I wasn’t cool enough. The next winter my parents yielded and let me start to learn to roll in a pool although my parents still made me ducky our longer trips. I was pretty slow to take to rolling but by winter of last year I had it confidently in the flat water but in actual current I would usually swim or just miss it and need a rescue. 

I didn’t let that make me stop kayaking though and I kept going to pool sessions and to the play park and that was working to make me better at my roll and give me surfing experience.

Anna - Week 2 Blog

 I love kayaking with my family. I also love kayaking with friends. I love kayaking at the Whitewater centre because it has the conveyer belt. I can do lots of tricks like a loop and spins both ways and shove it both ways. I will always choose to kayak because I love it so much. I also love spending time with friends. I love to ride my bike or scooter. I can twist to go kayaking today.

How To Loop In Pushbutton: By Wade

 Hi my name is wade and I will tell you how to loop in push button. 

Step 1: first you are going catch the wave hole up high on the foam pile.

Step 2: then you are going to set a Ritter on the right Step 3: next you will bow stomp in the trough Step 4: after you bow stomp you will look forward and leap out and up into the air Step 5: finally when you feel your stern hit you will throw your weight and paddle back forming a loop stroke Step 6: enjoy a front surf Step 7: once you fish off the wave you will claim your trick with a fist pump Step 8: finally you will get back in the eddy and try to go bigger

How To Get Past A Log On The River: By Toby

If you are swimming on a river and you see a log there are ways to get over it. In order to stay safe going past the log you must try and get over the log. This is because if you go under the log you can get stuck in unseen branches or get snagged by something. Once you get your chest on the log try to lean up and bring you ankles up in order to get over the log. Getting your legs up is essential to getting over the log. If you do not get your legs up the water will push you under neath the log meaning you could get snagged. Another way to avoid the logs is to scout the river ahead for any logs beforehand. You should only try to swim or kayak a log if you have no other choice.

Food At Keeners: By Alex Mueller

At Keenerville we have to cook our own food, while this sounds good and all it causes some problems. Some of the problems are catching the stove on fire and burning popcorn in the microwave. But the most Annoying problem is how many people are in the kitchen at once.

Another problem is the amount of food, we will have hundreds of eggs but only 1 box of eggos which is all some people will eat. I think that we need to have a balance. I also wish we would get something other than chicken everyday for dinner.