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Women on Water Paddling Festival – 2018 – Part 2/2

By Christina|2018-07-17T08:52:48-04:00July 17th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Canada, canoeing, certification, cottage, cottaging, education, enthusiasm, glamping, inspiration, instructors, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, sunset, sup, swimming, tangii, teach, teaching, training, Up north, vendors, wild women expeditions, women, womens event, yoga|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @deltakayaks, @keencanada, @kmsoutdoors, @ontarioseakayak, @psoundtourism, @seesawyerrun, @suesoutdoorcrew, @wildwomenexp, #adventure, #camperchristina, #camptapawingo, #canada, #canoe, #dympna, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #learntokayak, #ontario, #oskc, #paddle, #paddling, #paddlingfestival, #parrysound, #retreat, #womensevent, #wow|

Last year, I had the privilege of being invited to shadow the kayaking courses at the Women on Water Paddling Festival. It was great fun and I learned so much. When I was asked to come back again this year, to teach basic kayaking, I agreed wholeheartedly and couldn't wait for the event to arrive. I left off in Part 1 with the sun setting on Saturday. This post begins on Sunday with a whole [...]

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Women on Water Paddling Festival – 2018 – Part 1/2

By Christina|2018-07-10T19:01:08-04:00July 10th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Canada, canoeing, certification, cottage, cottaging, education, enthusiasm, glamping, inspiration, instructors, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, sunset, sup, swimming, tangii, teach, teaching, training, Up north, vendors, wild women expeditions, women, womens event, yoga|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @deltakayaks, @keencanada, @kmsoutdoors, @ontarioseakayak, @psoundtourism, @seesawyerrun, @suesoutdoorcrew, @wildwomenexp, #abba, #adventure, #beyonce, #camperchristina, #camptapawingo, #canada, #canoe, #dympna, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #learntokayak, #lipsync, #lipsyncbattle, #ontario, #oskc, #paddle, #paddling, #paddlingfestival, #parrysound, #retreat, #womensevent, #wow|

Last year, I had the privilege of being invited to shadow the kayaking courses at the Women on Water Paddling Festival. It was great fun and I learned so much. When I was asked to come back again this year, to teach basic kayaking, I agreed wholeheartedly and couldn't wait for the event to arrive. It had been a rough year for me so far. I hit my head on January 3rd and received a [...]

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2017 Recap & What’s on Deck for 2018!

By Christina|2018-01-18T20:25:54-05:00January 18th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, camp, camping, Canada, cold camping, Exploring, fish, fishing, French River, Hiking, hot tent, inspiration, instructors, kayak camping, Kayaking, Killarney Provincial Park, kiosk, kw canoe symposium, Mike Ranta, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, Outdoor Adventure Show, Outdoors, paddling, portage, portaging, Presentation, Provincial Park, pulk, tipi, wild women expeditions, winter, winter camping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @BCustomCanoes, @explorersedge, @frenchriverpp, @kchappycamper, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @mikeranta, @mikerantac2c, @NeOntario, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioseakayak, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, @paddleradio, @themassasaugaPP, @wildwomenexp, @yours, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoetrip, #canoetripping, #coldcamping, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #hiking, #hottent, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #marmot, #myhaliburtonhighlands, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #portagetrip, #snow, #solo, #wintercamping, buck, portage, wolf|

2017 was an amazing year, full of incredible adventures, big challenges and lots of new and wonderful people! Just last week I was rewarded with 100000 views on my blog here at CamperChristina.com. I am truly grateful for all the love and support I have received over the past two and a half years since my first post July 7, 2015. Thank you so very much! In 2017, I was able to complete several multi-day [...]

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Women on Water Paddling Festival – It’s called WOW for a reason!

By Christina|2020-05-18T14:02:11-04:00June 20th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, camp, Campers, Canada, canoe, canoeing, cottage, cottaging, education, enthusiasm, Fun, georgian bay, glamping, inspiration, instructors, kayak, Kayaking, learning, learning centre, level 1, level 1 instructor, meditation, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, Presentation, scenic, sunrise, sunset, sup, tangii, teach, teaching, training, Uncategorized, water, waterways, wild women expeditions, women, womens event, yoga|Tags: @gbaybiosphere, @jenniferholub2, @keencanada, @kmsoutdoors, @muskokatourism, @ontarionature, @ontarioseakayak, @ontariotravel, @psoundtourism, @wildwomenexp, @wspaddling, #acandleoccasion, #adventure, #BlueWaveSup, #camperchristina, #camptapawingo, #canada, #candlelake, #dympnahayes, #GeorgianBay, #georgianbaybiosphere, #getoutside, #glamping, #gypseaslifeboutique, #hoolahoop, #katemingsun, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #lipsyncing, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #spiralstainedglass, #sup, #supping, #womenonwaterpaddlingfestival, #womensevent, #womensweekend, #wow, women|

Before taking my Level 1 Sea Kayak Instructor Course with Ontario Sea Kayak Centre, my coach Dympna had asked me to attend the Women on Water Paddling Festival. I had no idea what this festival was all about and had not heard of it until she'd mentioned it. I did a bit of research and it looked like a really cool weekend that had been created by Wild Women Expeditions and Ontario Sea Kayak Center, [...]

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My Instructor Sea Kayaking Course at OSKC – Am I An Instructor Now?

By Christina|2020-05-19T16:18:13-04:00June 13th, 2017|Categories: #course, Campers, camping, Canada, certification, education, enthusiasm, glamping, harmony, harmony inn, inspiration, instructors, kayak, Kayaking, learning, level 1, level 1 instructor, Muskoka, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, sunrise, teach, teaching, tent, tentcamping, training, Uncategorized|Tags: @harmonyOUtdoorInn, @ontarioseakayak, #adventure, #basickayakinstructor, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #drysuit, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #glamping, #instructor, #kayak, #kayaking, #kokatat, #learn, #learntokayak, #level1, #level1instructor, #level2, #ontario, #oskc, #paddle, #paddlecanada, #paddling, #pfd, #rescues, #safety, #safetyonwater, #study, #wetexit, learning, teach, teaching|

I actually had decided going into my Level 1 Sea Kayak Instructor Course, that I wasn't going to blog about it. I had things to learn and too much to do and needed to be serious and focused on learning as much as possible. Studying while kayak camping weeks before the course No time for pictures, (HAHAHA, yeah, well, I always get a few pics!!) But I think you get the drift of [...]

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Phillip Edward Island backcountry kayak trip!-Level 2 with OSKC

By Christina|2016-07-12T21:46:56-04:00July 12th, 2016|Categories: animals, backcountry, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, fish & chips, Fun, georgian bay, harmony inn, inspiration, instructors, kayak, Kayaking, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, learning, mapping, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, sunrise, sunset, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized|Tags: @ontarioparks, @ontarioseakayak, @ontrails, @paddle_muskoka, #backountry, #bestinstructorsever, #canada, #canadaday, #chikanishing, #dympnahayes, #GeorgianBay, #greenlandrolling, #herbertfisheries, #instruct, #JamesRoberts, #kayak, #kayaking, #knots, #learn, #learntokayak, #level2, #nevertolatetolearn, #ontario, #ontarioseakayakcentre, #oskc, #paddle, #paddlecanada, #paddling, #parrysound, #phillipedwardisland, #phillipedwardislands, #pinklips, #roll, #rolling, #tarp, #tarping, #tenniscourts, instructors, killarney, learning, sunrise, sunset|

Last month when I took my level 1 Sea Kayaking Course, I had no intention of taking my level 2. If you read my Level 1 post, you would've seen that I had an amazing time at that course! The instructors were full of knowledge and tonnes of fun and I learned so much! I gained confidence in my skills, refreshed some of them and learned quite a few more. And, I met some extraordinary [...]

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Paddle Canada Level 1 Sea Kayaking Skills Course with Ontario Sea Kayak Centre

By Christina|2020-05-19T14:47:02-04:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: #sup, alone, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Exploring, glamping, harmony, harmony inn, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hot tent, instructors, kayak, Kayaking, learning, level 1, mapping, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, parry sound, River, solo trip, summer tent, sunset, swimming, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Up north, walkling, walks, water, yoga|Tags: @harmonyOUtdoorInn, @ontarioseakayak, #barbecue, #bliss, #camperchristina, #camping, #cedars, #certificate, #class, #composting, #compostingtoilet, #detail, #details, #dock, #drysuit, #glamping, #greenlandpaddle, #hammock, #hammocks, #hotshower, #inn, #innkeeper, #ironwood, #JamesRoberts, #kayak, #kayaking, #learn, #level1, #ontarioseakayakcentre, #outdoorinn, #outdoorkitchen, #outhouse, #paddle, #paddlecanada, #paddling, #roll, #school, #seakayaking, #seguin, #seguinriver, #selfrescue, #shower, #students, #wetexit, beach, harmony, instructors, learning, sunset, swimming|

I've wanted to retake my kayaking course for some time now. I guess I should say 'retake' lightly as the first course I took in 2004 was not a certificate program through Paddle Canada and was only an 8 hour course, but, I did learn quite a few of the items that were on the list for the Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level 1 course. A few weeks ago I began researching a few places [...]

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