Paddling the San Diego River

San Diego River Park Foundation held a clean day on the San Diego River. The river is normally closed to boats, but they obtained permission to allow up to 10 kayaks or canoes on the river to assist in the clean up. This was too good to pass up. Jen lent some of her canoes and kayaks to cause. I was assigned to the first shift and was paired up with Mike Franklin. We launched our canoe and headed up the river (with a paddle). We were paddling in high tide, but still to deal with low water conditions.



We were able to remove a traffic cone, a tire, various bottles and cans, a popcorn tin, and a 4x2 foot display rack. Others found a part of a shopping cart, and a mermaid Barbie.



It was a lot of fun, with a bunch of great fellow paddlers helping out.

Canoeing in the early morning

Since the winds had picked up during the safety course, we were unable to complete the rest of the BCU 2 Star assessment. So Jane and I met Jen down at the Aqua Adventure docks to complete the canoe portion. It was a clear but COLD morning and we launched our canoes. Jen gave us a few pointers on some paddle strokes and then put us through our paces.

About half through the assessment, it started to click in my head. Both Jane and I passed our assessment, so we can now retake our 3 Stars.

SOUTHWEST KAYAK SYMPOSIUM!

SOUTHWEST KAYAK SYMPOSIUM details are up!

I'm not sure what courses I'm taking. A lot will depend on Jen and various assessments between now and then. Hopefully I can grab some canoe time and finish off the new BCU 2 Star award. Then comes the question of can she conduct a 3 star assessment before the symposium so I could take the 4 star training.