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snakes everywhere

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

My head is full of magic, baby
And I can share this with you
I feel I’m on a cross again, lately
But it’s nothing to do with you
-love & rockets
Each time I jumped in and out of the little wave train I would slip back into the eddy and let it carry me up to a river [...]

get out your paddle

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Certainly we know Australia is a great place to kayak. Certainly on my top 5 “places to paddle” list. Given recent conversations it may not be a bad idea to rush down to Sydney right away for the “World Sexology Conference“, brought to you by the World Association of Sexual Health and the [...]

craker want a poly?

Friday, March 30th, 2007

You can get anything you want at Alice’s RestaurantYou can get anything you want at Alice’s RestaurantWalk right in it’s around the backJust a half a mile from the railroad trackYou can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant- Arlo Guthrie
Ok, with due deference to my favorite kayak manufactures who do not make poly boats. [...]

derrick’s amazing passport trek

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

the year 2000, Ever the drama queen, Derrick does his best William Shatner. . .“to explore. . . strange new worlds. . . To baldly go. . .”
Bloody Hell! Ever think of just running away and not coming back? Yeah well, I was thinking Peurto Rico might be nice. Then [...]

Starting at Lake Itasca

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

John Dubina & Louis Breckenridge’s back.
Now here’s where a seakayaker can envy a river expedition. “2400 miles in 30 days” . Paddles faster! Paddle faster! Seriously though I did want to mention this slightly more local expedition.
This from their website;
Starting at Lake Itasca, Minnesota we will be navigating through [...]

nearly a laugh

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Big man, pig man, ha ha charade you are.You well heeled big wheel, ha ha charade you are.And when your hand is on your heart,you’re nearly a good laugh, almost a joker,with your head down in the pig bin,saying, ” Keep on digging”, pig stain on your fat chin.What do you hope to find, when [...]

Podcasting with Justine Curgenven

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

So here I was planning to write this nice long intro all about Justine Curgenven’s crossing of the Bass Strait coming up soon. Launch is expected to be April 2nd. I was going to share with you that this crossing is no small task. I was going to tell you a bit about [...]