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By Jez

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So after a quick stop at the NOC, I picked up Lauren Burgess, 11 year old team member of Jackson Kayak and headed straight to Camp Greystone, where a small beginner clinic with some younger folk and some good times were had out at the cove.
Monday we headed to Camp High Rocks, an awesome camp in Brevard with a great program. Campers have to complete a basic canoe program before they can move onto kayaks. This is so most of the kids at camp have a good basis to learn yacking. They also have a very cool c-boat program. It seems as if all of the instructors there actually learned how to kayak from camp, which is very cool indeed. All the kids there were extremely motivated to learn as the clinics and JK movies were well received.

The next day we headed off to Camp Highlander the largest Co-ed camp on the east coast with a whole stack of activities. It was quite fun doing these clinics and everyone had an awesome time. Karl, the owner, really gets into camp and it is such a cool place to head to for the summer. We got a few campers rolling and hand rolling. One particular kid, Tim, really showed determination by continually trying to get his roll even when his lips turned blue from the cold.

We drove to Camp Arrowhead where they were just about to leave for a trip to the Pigeon River. We loaded up and fired up the river. I think the trip back was a little more fun and random than the river, as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches took flight.

Another day of instruction at FCC, where there were about 30+ kids at one stage in the class. Way cool.

Finally we stopped at Green Cove, with a basic class and then a very advanced class. These kids loved learning how to back deck and throw ends. Saturday saw another 8 hour day of driving as we headed to the Ocoee while Sunday saw more rolling clinics with FCC. What can I say, another packed week on the Camp Tour. I need some sleep! Lauren seemed like she needed a week of sleep to recover but her help proved extremely valuable as kids were super keen to hear what she had to say.

Everyday has been totally full. On the road in the South East.
Jez
Jackson Kayak Coordinator of Karma

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