Fun was had by all, image courtesy of James Sarles
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By James Sarles
This weekend thanks to the generosity of Erika Gates and team at Kayak Nature Tour I took 10 boys from Columbus House out East to the Mangrove Creek system near the National Park for the Kayak Nature Tour.
Every Saturday myself and volunteers as part of The Rotary Club of GB Sunrise Big Brother Program spend time with the Columbus House 1 and 2 Boys. This weekend Shelly Kavanagh and Marina Sarles helped us with this exciting expedition.
We drove out East to the National Park where we were met by the friendly, knowledgeable Kayak Nature Tour guide Tony who gave the boys quick Kayak paddle instructions and helped us launch the Kayaks into the Mangrove Creek. This was the first time for most of the boys to learn to Kayak.
The tour was a fantastic team building exercise as two boys in every Kayak had to work as a team to maneuver through the winding Mangrove Creek. The scenery was beautiful and and felt like we were far far away from Grand Bahama in another world. The Kayak trip through the Mangroves was about an hour and a half and a great time was had by all.
Jamie with Columbus House boys
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This is a wonderful Eco Tour experience for tourists and locals. http://www.grandbahamanaturetours.com/tour1.html
