Activity Day
I had planned to meet Chloe, Dawn, Vicky, Carina, Charlotte and Natalie at 10am at Carwinion Gardens Mawnan Smith, so we could get a good start on the planned multi activity day, Consisting of a half a day Kayaking tour on the Helford River followed by a Archery lesson in the gardens of Carwinion House.
Once the girls had arrived we wasted no time we got kitted out with all our kayaking safety equipment and jumped in the cars for the short trip down to Durgan. (our usual launch and recover location)
I was eager to waste no time in getting the Kayaks off the car and down to the waters edge. I did a safety equipment check and I ran though the safety brief on what to do and not to do and also what to expect. We then got on our kayak’s and went for a paddle. We headed out of Durgan and east towards the mouth of the Helford river. Our destination was out Past Toll point and towards Prisk cove by Rosemullion head.
The scenery is completely different from the lush green river banks of the upper Helford river, but it is just as beautiful, with a rugged rocky coastline with lots of little caves and gullies, harbouring all sorts of different wildlife on one side And on the other side a the vast expanse of the open ocean. I find it truly amazing and never get bored of paddling in this beautiful area.
After about an hour and a half paddle we had a brief refreshment stop at Prick Cove and headed back to Durgan where i loaded up the car and we all headed back to Carwinion house.
While I went to put away the kayaking kit the girls sat on the garden terrace and had a cream tea (the best in Cornwall may I add). Once they had finished the tea we grabbed the archery equipment and headed down to my outdoor archery range.
We ran though the really important safety brief and rules and I started to teach the girls the art of bare bow target archery. after a few practice shoots and a bit of coaching the girls shooting was going well and was fairly consistent, so I then added a bit of competition into the lesson with a bit of balloon popping. This game really gets you to concentrate on your aiming, which in turn was getting their shooting accurate.
We ended the lesson with everyone being able to hit the GOLD…. and feeling positive. Archery is a great sport and is addictive, and it always adds a competitive element to a great day out.
Published on September 23rd, 2010 and is filed under Blog.
