*Kayaking*

Hey It's Niecy B. here to tell you all about the Bioneers exciting trips this week!

The Bioneers took a trip to an exciting place called Venture Outdoors near Pnc Park where we went kayaking it was my first time and I got to you I was extremely excited I had never thought that I would be able to go kayaking well the thought never even crossed my mind, until Barbara my crew leader told us that we would be going on Wednsday. Wednsday morning came and we met at the office and took the short walk over to Venture Outdoors. We walked down the steps and the Allegheny river was smack dab in my face thats when the fear started rolling in. I didn't know that we'd be kayaking in such a huge body of water, thats a big deal for someone who can't swim. They went over the rules gave us a life jackets and padels, and started to put us all in our boats, they gave us the option to have a partner, but I thought I could handle it by myself. I quickly learned that I couldn't when they pushed my kayak into that water I became as panicky as a teen mom who's water just broke.

Everything the leaders told me went out of my head, the only thing that was on my mind was getting out of the water after a few mins of me panicking,and screaming to get out, one of the leaders talked me through getting back to shore. Where I got out, and decided to partner up with my Crew Leader Barbara I felt much better with her in the boat with me, beacause I knew that if I messed up Barbara had my back. We traveled all the way to the Veterens Bridge and down past the shore to the front of Pnc Park, they told us that we can rent a kayak during a game and come in front of the Park, and listen to the details of the game. It was an exciting, and nerve wracking experience that I probably wouldn't do again without a professional in the boat with me.