{"id":1965,"date":"2015-09-10T17:01:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2015-11-11T11:15:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T11:15:51","slug":"learning-to-paddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2015\/09\/10\/learning-to-paddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Paddle!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Riverbank Pupils Experience Kayaking on the River Don<\/h3>\n<p>A group of very luck Primary 7 pupils from Riverbank are enjoying a six week session of Kayaking as an extra-curricular activity.<\/p>\n<p>The group is led by a kayaking instructor from Adventure Aberdeen and our very own Mr Nicoll has made himself available to help with the children.\u00a0The group had their first session down near the mouth of the River Don.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2036\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCF3335.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2015\/09\/10\/learning-to-paddle\/dscf3335\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCF3335.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCF3335\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCF3335.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCF3335.jpg?resize=600%2C450\" alt=\"DSCF3335\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCF3335.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCF3335.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCF3335.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First trip out for our kayaking adventurers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s session was held much closer to home; in Seaton Park and very close to St Machar&#8217;s Cathedral. The children had the chance to get out on to the water in their kayaks and do some paddling. The weather was fantastic and they had a great time. You will see from our slideshow below, just what they got up to. It looks like great fun and I wish I could have joined them!<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-1965-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/DSCF3351.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2042&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSCF3351&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Unloading the kayaks from the trailer&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/DSCF3358.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2049&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSCF3358&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Receiving some onshore training&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/DSCF3357.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2048&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSCF3357&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The training continues on land before heading into the water&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/DSCF3354.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2045&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSCF3354&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;It takes two to tango\\u0026#8230;no carry a kayak&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/DSCF3356.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2047&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSCF3356&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Getting ready to launch&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/DSCF3353.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2044&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSCF3353&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Two young ladies heading for the river. 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Hope they\\u0026#8217;re not drifting off&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/DSCF3374.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2065&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSCF3374&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ladies\\u0026#8230;.it\\u0026#8217;s kayaking not dodgems! 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