So I’ve been told Rotem Ron is the shy, retiring type. Ok. But they must mean the shy, retiring with the maniacal glint type! In just over a month now Rotem will be slipping into the Ocean in Reykjavik to begin her attempt to become the first person to circumnavigate Iceland solo.

We’ve talked about Iceland a few times around here over the last year. Remember it was about 3 years ago now when Shawna Franklin, Leon Somme (see Shawna comes first again), and Chris Duff completed their Circumnavigation. Mid-westerners should mark your calendars as Shawna & Leon will be doing a presentation on their Iceland trip at the Inland Sea Symposium in Washburn, WI this June.

The summer climate of Iceland is fairly mild yet tends to be cool and damp. In addition, the mix of cold and warm oceans that keep the climate mild can also make for some interesting paddling. Snow, fog, and occasional gales are likely paddling companions.

As I mentioned yesterday, Rotem Ron is an instructor with Terra Santa Expeditions in Israel. She is a certified BCU 4 star paddler and has undergone her 5* training with Nigel Dennis in Anglessy. Although she has done some solo paddling in the Greek islands, this is her first major expedition. Wow! She plans to arrive in Iceland on June 6th and get on the water as fast as possible, leaving Reykjavik and heading north-west to begin her clockwise attempt. The trip is about 1500 miles and could take somewhere around 12 weeks, depending on weather etc. Rotem will have an English language website coming soon and I’ll post that info as soon as I get it.

Sponsors:
Seakayaking UK (formerly NDK)
Lendal Paddles
Terra Santa Expeditions
Thanks go to them for making the attempt possible.

Rotem would also like to thank these folks in Iceland that are helping her as well;

Fanna Palsson from Sportbud
Porsteinn Sigulaugsson from SeaKayak Iceland
Ari Venediktsson from Kajakkluburin Kaj