Adventuring together.
The first activity of our Gap year was an amazing day paddle boarding and sailing with volunteers Mark and Paul from the Nancy Oldfield Trust, at Neatishead in Norfolk.
This wonderful charity provide the opportunity for people with additional needs to experience a range of water based activities including sailing, canoeing, paddle boarding and day trips in wheelchair accessible cruisers. They also have accessible holiday accommodation with ceiling track hoists and profiling beds.
Accessible Boating and Accommodation on the Norfolk Broads – The Nancy Oldfield Trust
We were blessed with a beautiful sunny morning for paddleboarding. We rode out to the pontoon on Barton Broad on an accessible motor boat, then Racheal was hoisted from the pontoon onto the paddle board. She was supported on the board with a seat which has a quick release safety mechanism in case of emergency.
The afternoon weather wasn't so good as it poured with rain. Racheal was dry under her waterproof poncho, but the rest of us got soaked! It wasn't cold and we still had lots of fun. Summer even had an afternoon of one to one sailing tuition!
