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Bond had sent his class an email telling them to meet him down at Serenity Cove today. He was there to greet them, along with a number of kayaks laid out above the tide line.

"Good morning," Bond began, using an oar to trace an oval in the sand the rough size and shape of a kayak. "As you can probably guess, this morning we're going to be doing a spot of sea kayaking."

"I realise that it's not something most of you have done, but the water is quite calm today, and not particularly deep here, so provided you're careful, it's unlikely anyone will end up in the water, but in any case there are dry-suits and life-vests that you'll be changing into before we go out."

Bond paused, watching something behind the students. His eyes tracked its movement, but before anyone could turn to see what he was looking at he knelt down in the oval he'd drawn earlier. "Now, if you'd all watch closely as I demonstrate the proper techniques for handling a kayak," he said, taking his oar and showing them the correct way to brace themselves and to paddle.

After he'd gone over things several times, he stood up again. "That's about all the theory you'll need right now, so if you'll all get into your safety gear, we'll be able to start."

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Paddle around the cove, keeping to a depth you're comfortable with.

Careful though, even with the suits to keep you dry, the water is cold enough you don't want to tip over and fall in.

With thoughts of tipping over in his mind, Jonas made sure to go over Professor Bond's demonstration in his head several times. Even when he was sure he'd memorized it, he still took it slow, paddling about once every minute to make sure his balance was good.

And though he managed not to tip over, even the slowest of turtles was probably laughing at him somewhere.

This reminded Gwynn of the boats back home, but she still took things slow until she was comfortable maneuvering it about.

Sam was careful as he paddled, although he managed to go a little faster than poor Jonas. Still, he didn't want to end up in the water so he figured it was better to be safe than impressive.

Kurt paddled around like a mad fiend -- the deep water didn't bother him a bit, and he wasn't too worried about tipping. He almost did tip over once, but there was a puff of smoke and the kayak righted itself.

Kyle wasn't comfortable being out in the open like this, but there was a skill to master, and Professor Bond was pretty good at keeping an eye on things. As long as Kyle stayed at the right depth, he reasoned that he'd be able to tumble out of the kayak and get to cover over there (he'd located a suitable place as he always did) under water without drowning or getting shot at.

Most of his focus stayed on his surroundings, but whatever was left went into learning how to do this kayaking thing properly.

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