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Stand Up Paddleboarding Sunday

15/9/2015

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This week we were joined by Elizabeth’s sister, Rebecca, for a morning of learning how to Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) at Rotary Sunshine Park!
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It was a pretty early start, and while the weather did get warm and sticky as the morning wore on, it was slightly chilly and drizzly when we first showed up. That didn’t stop us though; after sorting out our equipment and learning the basics on the shore, we were out on the pond in no time.
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At first, standing up was a pretty strange sensation, but we quickly got our sea(?) legs and paddling around came very naturally. Before learning any proper skills, our instructors challenged us to a few tricks like walking around the board, doing jumping jacks, and lying down, to help us get comfortable with standing up...and falling in.
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While it was pretty straightforward to get started moving around on the pond, it really helped that the instructors then ran us through a few of the more important stroking techniques. By the end of our lesson we were paddling much faster, and straighter, and were safe in the knowledge that if someone went unconscious, we could haul them back onto their board and tow them to safety.
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We also had a chance to try out some paddle-ball, a game invented by our instructors. It was lots of fun, very chaotic, and a great way to get really comfortable moving about. Luke’s dedication to the game resulted in him falling off of his board many, many times. Elizabeth somehow managed to stay completely dry.
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The City of St. John’s puts off a number of lessons at Rotary Sunshine Park, such as the wilderness survival course, throughout the year. The courses always seems to be of great value, and our $16.50 paddleboarding lesson was no exception!
Curious what we were doing this time last year? Well we went camping with some of our friends to La Manche Provincial Park. Lots of hiking (including over a suspension bridge!) and fun was had.

And this time two years ago, we checked out the St. John's Farmer's Market for the first time. It's a good one.
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Mar link
15/9/2015 06:01:25 pm

what a fun adventure! I tried it for about 10 mins when we were in Italy, but gave up before I fell off and embarrassed myself. I've also heard of SUP yoga, which sounds crazy!

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Elizabeth link
16/9/2015 06:41:55 pm

Haha! I think we were lucky in that we got some formal instruction so we ended up being fairly comfortable paddling around in the end.

I've seen pictures of SUP yoga! I'm kind of interested to try it, but the water would have to be sooooo calm for me to want to attempt it.

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Rebecca
15/9/2015 07:59:54 pm

This was such a fun Something Saturday! Well worth the early rise. So glad I got to join! I can't believe you guys have been blogging for over 2 years now. Congrats!

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Elizabeth link
16/9/2015 06:42:57 pm

I know! It was so much fun! Thanks for joining in :)

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Elizabeth link
16/9/2015 04:50:30 am

This looks awesome. I've been wanting to try SUP but haven't yet. Glad to see it was fun!

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Elizabeth link
16/9/2015 07:01:14 pm

It's definitely worth it! We had such a great time, although I was definitely a little wobbly at first. Luckily, it doesn't take long to get comfortable!

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Van link
17/9/2015 04:20:23 am

A wilderness survival course sounds like fun!! I would love to try paddleboarding too but I tried windsurfing once and spent more time in the water than on the water so I'm not sure I'm cut out for this :D

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Elizabeth link
17/9/2015 05:47:53 pm

We did the Wilderness Survival Course in May 2014 and it was an abnormally cold day - which turned out in our favour because we realized that we would never want to have to survive in the wild! haha. But we did learn a lot.

And I can imagine that windsurfing is way harder than paddleboarding, so you might be fine with it! We were lucky to have a fairly calm day on the water

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Katie
17/9/2015 03:50:10 pm

Fun!! This post got me excited because I'm heading to Tofino next month and am trying SUP for the first time!

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Elizabeth link
17/9/2015 05:49:56 pm

Ah! You're going to love it!

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