Breaking the Ice

I've enjoyed Whitewater kayaking for less than a year. Although I started during the spring of last year, I know I have much still to learn. One if there experiences is how my body would respond to fridged water. Yeaster day was for casted to be fairly warm. I contacted some Facebook friends with much more experience than myself. I followed their advice and secured the nessessary gear. With their help and encouragement my anxiety diminished. With the proper gear only my face was exposed to the 33'f water. I appreciate the opportunity to paddle with these new friends for with out them and others like them that have shared their time and knowledge with me, I would noeve have enjoyed this sport I've fallen in live doing. I think the three keys to success are proper gear, proper training and never going alone.