I took my first kayaking class at Valley Mill Kayak School today. Jim, the head guy, got me fitted in the whitewater kayak and then Matt took over teaching us how to wet exit, some strokes and sweeps as well as some other fundamentals. This is my first time in a kayak where I was actually trying to learn something and just screw around/enjoy myself/get someone else wet. I had a good time and feel like I got a good intro but didn’t manage to learn how to roll yet. That’s something I really want to learn how to do as I think it will help me be more aggressive in my learning.
By the end of class I was starting to get a slight case of motion sickness from going around in circles but over all I had fun. We sat in the hot tub after the lesson was over and then went out to dinner with other people that were there. I have an early flight back to Salt Lake tomorrow so do not foresee myself getting much sleep tonight. Hopefully I can come back and get more instruction.
Kudos to Matt for a great job teaching!!
-KB
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