Recent posts from the Paddling Planet
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THE DUBCAST WITH DUBSIDE: Episode #44: “Inuit People Can’t Swim” and Other Myths Debunked
IN THIS EPISODE: Debunking myths and stereotypes about Inuit people. Are there really “50 words for snow” in the arctic? The music of Uummat (“Heart”)
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two bears
“Careful Frank there’s a second bear”. JF sounded urgent. “he’s right by the shore”. The small skinny polar bear just emerged from behind a rock 50 m away from Frank. We were all on the water, watching a much larger male stride along a low brow. The large bear had been lounging on a grassy…
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The trip starts!
B ack to the Northern end of my trip! Jimmy Harvey, my new paddling partner, meets me in Vancouver to sort our gear. We plan to paddle to Cambridge Bay from Tuktoyaktuk, where I stopped last year with David. As food shopping in the two Arctic villages we pass, Paulaktuk and Kugluktuk, is limited and…
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wind tumnels of arizona
Today was our windiest day. I held my paddle up in the air and was blown the first few hundred meters. The following wind turned into a side wind as we rounded the corner and started a 6 km crossing to Soapstone island. I had warning of the stronger gusts as darker patches of sea…
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warm welcome and transitions
It seems like we’ve gone through a lot of transitions the last few days. It’s hot! At least by arctic standards. No more hot water bottles during night watches and I was overheating paddling yesterday in my thinnest thermals. It really feels like a different climate. It’s pleasant, except for one thing … Of course…
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Ferskingtur i Lifjorden
Kanonvær og ferskinger som vil padle er jo en bra kombinasjon. Ulf og Josefine ville padle igjen, Mikael ville også friske opp ferdighetene litt. Så her om dagen ble vi fire på tur, også denne gangen fra innerst i Lifjorden. Men i dag skulle vi ut til stranda midt i fjorden. Ulf kom med annen…
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Valborgs i klintemåla
I lilla Klintemåla som är en populär startpunkt för paddlare i Misterhults skärgård ligger Valborgs i Klintemåla. Valborgs i Klintemåla erbjuder liten butik, gästhamn, kajakuthyrning, café, mack och lite annat. Bland annat har de lite events med uppträden, pizzakvällar och annat gött häng. Kul att lilla Klintemåla vaknar till liv. Merinfo: https://www.valborgsiklintemala.com Inlägget Valborgs i…
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Cabin country
We arrived in Hebron early afternoon where we knew there are a few cabins including one owned by Noah, a kayaker from Nain. Rounding a headland into the bay, we saw a large white church and a cluster of cabins on a low hillside. As we eagerly headed in their direction a buzzing noise above…
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black bears
The days have started to merge into one. I have no idea what day of the week it is and had to check today that’s we’ve paddled 18 days. I can feel I’ve got stronger, I notice that the kayaks don’t feel as heavy when we carry them to and from the water. My back…
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Stepping toward the Edge
Leaving tomorrow morning, like really early in the morning, for the milk run to Petersburg. From there, it’s a 3-4 hour jet boat ride out to Cape Decision, and two weeks of beach surveys and packing debris for shipping back to the world. We’ll actually be bringing a truckload of debris south on the ferry…
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El gesto deportivo
El gesto deportivo, consiste en la cadena de movimientos requeridos para la ejecución de una técnica específica, en una actividad deportiva concreta. El entrenamiento del gesto motor se realiza a base de la repetición correcta de la secuencia, hasta que quede interiorizada y la ejecutemos cuando sea necesario, de manera refleja. Conviene hacer recordatorios, así…
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Nanoq – Naomi McKay
Naomi McKay i British Columbia har byggt och sjösatt en mycket snygg och välbyggd Nanoq som hon använder den i de fantastiska paddelvattnen på västkanten av Candadian Rockies. Följande mail var adresserat till mig som konstruktör, Rod Tate (Orca Boats) som hjälpte till med slutfinishen och John Abercrombie som assisterade med goda råd före och under…
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tired day
“Only 33 km?”, Larry questioned. “Yeah, well 33.2” replied Frank. “I already double checked with Justine and JF”. We’d just pulled onto a wide, rocky beach after 7 1/2 hours on the water without landing. A 5 m wide river gushed onto one corner through a vast boulder field. A 1000 foot high mountain appeared…
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Småpadling i Lifjorden
For noen uker siden-ish ble Ulf og Josefine med en tur til Lifjorden for å padle litt. Det var ikke riktig så blankstille da vi startet som på dette bildet, men ikke mer enn at det var greit å ta dem med ut i, heller. Først en liten spasertur ut i vannet for å…
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Arctic Sea Kayak Race (ASKR) 2022 – Del 3
Arctic Sea Kayak Race 2022. Nå er det ikke lenge igjen til årets utgave, så det er nok på tide å få blogget siste del av fjorårets. Del 1 ligger HER, for de som ikke har lest den ennå, og del 2 ligger HER. Vi er nå kommet til siste dag på «ramble» – dagene…
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moving mountains
The sky had cleared for the first time all day. There was still a layer of white cloud like a bracelet on the lower slopes and the sky was full of clouds various shades of white and grey but it looked promising. We could see more than a few kilometers ahead the first time all…
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Curso INICIACIÓN 22-23 de Julio 2023 GALICIA
Los días 22-23 de Julio nos vemos de vuelta en Galicia en curso de Iniciación en la playa de Vilariño, ria de Aldan. Bienvenidos un año más!
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swell, rain and mountains
I am huddled under the tarp for a minute, my rain jacket,pulled tight around my face. It’s raining for practically the first time in two weeks. I’m grabbing brief moments of shelter in between scanning for Bright Eyes with a bright flashlight. Its time to go out, check on the fire and walk around the…
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smoke
I woke up hot this morning and had to take some layers off. It actually felt warm getting ready but the sun was hidden behind a veil of smoke. It could have been fog but we think it was smoke from forest fires in Quebec. The sky was an even vanilla color like parchment paper.…
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wind and swell
We had to work a bit harder for our progress today. The steep boulder beach we landed easily on yesterday was being hounded by meter high waves this morning. Larry launched first. He pulled his kayak from the sloping rocks where he’d loaded it into the sea between partly submerged boulders. By the time he…