“While the Norse foolishly clung to their European ways, the Inuit successfully adapted to the cold, hunting whales at sea from speedy kayaks and heating their homes with walrus blubber.” - Read On
Actor Tom Hanks says he’ll be at Barack Obama’s inauguration even if he has to sit at the Lincoln memorial and watch it on the Jumbtron. His wife on the other hand says they should just take kayaks on the National Mall waters.  Read On. . .
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Now there’s a lot of things we can tolerate in life but having Simon Willis feeling bad isn’t one of them.  So in solidarity with Simon here’s a picture I just took out my window. It’s snowing like hell again. . . I’m with ya man!
Kelly Blades posted this clip of mid-west paddler John Martin’s Bow Roll Rescue. It had been written up in Sea Kayaker Magazine some time back. . . Kelly asks for opinions. Well, I commented on his site so other than that I’ll let you tell me what you think. . .
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away
- Kay and Moreve
Solent Sea Kayaking posted a good review of the North Water Peaked Deck Bag. I’ll add my voice to his, great bag. On the water in Puerto Rico I lived out of that bag. If it wasn’t in there, it would wait until I got to shore. Read the rest of this entry »
The days in the Doldrums lack originality…
It rains in the morning, the afternoon and the evening, and throughout the night.
What happens the next day? It starts over!
- Anne Quéméré
Now here’s an interesting story. Anne Quéméré is currently contemplating the Doldrums about midway in her attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to the French Polynesian Islands (about 7000km) in a Kite Boat. Previously Anne is the only woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean in both directions on the Southern and Northern routes. She has also crossed the Atlantic a 3rd time by kite sailing from New York to France. You can follow her adventures at her website. Click Here.
F: “Dig it! All of you fitting in this box is like seriously freaked up.”
Fa: “Nonsense! Why, there’s a whole universe in there.”
F: “Dude. There’s a universe in all of us.”
A: “Right on, professor Freakworth.”
Fa: “Get a job!”
- futurama
So. . How do you keep your hands warm on those cold, cold, cold winter paddles? It took me forever to find something that worked. Last weekend I forgot though. I had some false memory that SealSkinz Waterproof gloves actually worked. Of course I paid for that bit of twisted history the rest of the day. . . Read the rest of this entry »
