Fri, 08 Aug 2014

First solo rapid

For the end of our no-camp week, Robert and I took is new kayak (new-to-him) to Lock 6.

I thought we’d run a few of the gates by the path were there is very little current. And Robert first reaction to that very little current was, “Where’s the spot with no current?” I guess I misremembered that there is no current at the end of the gates.

At any rate, we paddled up a little ways and saw some activity up at the top of the feeder canal. So we paddled a little further up.

It turns out, there was a summer camp there practicing being rescued on the river. The kids would swim out into the rapid and about halfway down, a guide/counselor would throw them a rope and pull them to shore.

We were too fascinated watching to think to ask what camp it was. Oh well. But as we walked up to see what they were up to, I asked if Robert wanted to take his kayak down the rapid.

YES!!! was his answer…

And so he did, several times.

No flipping, no drama, just a fun time running through the waves. I anticipate more of this in our future.

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