l.l. bean outdoor discovery school-day classes

I did the Kayak Discovery with my wife & teenage twin daughters along my Grad Student niece in late August on a beautiful Saturday Morning. Our guide's name was David. He is outstanding! Dave is knowledgeable, patient & really knows his stuff!Dave reviewed some safety practices, demonstrated how to hold the paddle, the strokes & showed us how to turn & stop. Then he helped up get into the kayaks. We spent an hour paddling around the shore of the Storrs Pond. We saw fish & turtles.It was a great family experience. Dave is really a credit to the LL Bean team. He made it an enjoyable outing for all of us. Highly recommended!

I took an intro to kayaking class with a colleague. The only difficulties i had were before the actual class. I had called the store a couple of times for information about the class, and to make sure it was still on after there had been flooding in the area. No one bothered to tell me that I was supposed to meet the class somewhere other than the store. The salespeople at the store did not know where to send me. Finally someone knew, but he gave us incorrect directions, and we're not from the area. We eventually found the pond, and the instructors were very gracious about our tardiness. There were 2 instructors, and one stayed back to catch up us latecomers. It ended up being a nice experience, thanks to the calm waters and nice instructors. Don't bother bringing your own PFD as I did, they make you wear their equipment, even though mine was from LL Bean. Do be prepared for sun.