Teach them everything you know. That’s what we like to do. And when it comes to outdoor pursuits, John has a lot of teaching to do. So with the Avon River on Perth’s doorstep, we headed up the Swan Valley to paddle the white water rapids in the kayak. This section of the river was part of an event we ran a couple of times here in Perth and is well known in the paddling fraternity here.

They got kitted up at Walyunga National Park, about an hour out of Perth. Harry was doing a very serious, intrepid explorer pose.

Smile Harry!

Fergus got that sorted out.

I sent them off and did my taxi job, driving downstream to Bells Rapids to await their arrival. I’m good like that. I had great plans for a long session blogging while I waited, but they surprised me arriving after less than an hour. It was all smiles, and I think there may well be a new passion unleashed in Fergus and Harry – white water paddling.

Here’s a series of photos from the small section near the get-out.