Kayking SDL crooked

Activity: Kayaking
Location : Crooked river
Duration : 1 day
Difficulty : challenging
Weather:  Cloudy
Injuries:  None

Has been a while since river kayaking so was pretty wobbly for the grade 2+ river. After going sea kayaking the kayaks feel much more manouverable than remembered.

Have started playing on decent waves but had to wet exit when i bailed. would have help to have done some practise rolls before hand to adjust to the freezing water

DOC week

Activity: Working on bushwalk

Location : Waiuta lodge
Duration : 4 days
Difficulty : Cruisy
Group:  22 students
Weather:  Cloudy

Injuries: none

This week we were volunteering for Doc. Our jobs were to work on the track by digging up drains for the water to run down instead of messing up the track. Got to use a power carrier to which was alot of fun although took alot to get used to

Kayaking SDL 2

Activity: Kayaking

Location : Arnold River

Duration : 1 day

Difficulty : Easy but new challenge

Group:  Brent, Jono and Jarred

Weather:  Drizzle
Injuries: none

Went paddling down the arnold to work on my skills needed to pass for the course. worked on my figure 8 and forward paddle

Bouldering

Activity: bouldering
Location : Castle hill
Duration : 1 day
Difficulty : struggle
Weather:  sunny
Injuries:  none

We went out castle hill to practise our boldering. I found it more difficult than rockclimbing but i was more willing to try the difficult stuff as we wernt that high off the ground

SDL - Kayaking

Activity: Kayaking
Location : moana river
Duration : 1 day
Difficulty : cruizy
Weather:  cloudy
Injuries:  none

Just out on the lake practising my rolls and other flat water maneouvers

Marae, Bruce Bay

Activity: Stay at marae
Duration : 3 days
Difficulty : relaxing
Weather:  cloudy and freezing
Injuries:  bruised ankle from a game of held

Was a fun experience and good to get out of town for a while. i have a new appreciation for the moari's and there passion for their culture and family ties. It has inspired me to do a little research into my own and ancestory to find out who i am and where i came from

Was really pushed out of my comfort zone which was good as we learned how to do a haka and then performed it infront of the marae going full bull and shirtless, A good way to let out our anger.

Goals Term 2

To be able to run the point elizabeth within 26mins

To complete a full figure 8 and to sharpen up my deep water rescues for kayaking

To pass the rest of my rockclimbing assesment: top rope rescue and set up an emergancy safety harness