truth about lightweight paddles…
Published April 1, 2009 | 
Lord Byron had a lot of luggage
He took it when he traveled far and wide
He didn’t get to bathe very often
But he liked to change his clothes all the time
-warren zevon
Do I really have to think about gear? September is a long way off at the moment but that does not mean I don’t have to start taking a bit of inventory. For the most part over the years you collect all the gear you need for a few weeks on the water. Still, over time things break, fall apart or get left in far off lands and need to be replaced. No one wants to paddle in the shadow of the “Paps” without proper gear.
Posted in Expeditions, Loch Ness, My Paddling, Paddle Gear, Paddling | 
Expeditions, Loch Ness, pdf, scotlandRound the Nuraghe
Published March 23, 2009 | 
Islands from the first time we saw
we could wait for this moment, like rocks on the shore
we can never be closer somehow
for the moments that lasts, is this moment now
- mike oldfield
It seems humans were on living on Sardinia since at least 250,000 BC. During the early Neolithic period the Nuragic culture were building conical rock towers called Nuraghi (Nuraghe) throughout the island. By the 8th century BC the Phoenicians made their way to the island and created a base of sorts that connected ports all over the Med. When they arrived they found a mainly agricultural people who were more or less happy to trade and leave the island’s shoreline and harbors to the Phoenicians. In time the Carthaginians took control. ( I can’t say Carthaginians without visualizing George C. Scott) In time they were defeated by the Romans and on and on it goes until next week when Justine & Barry show up…
Posted in Expeditions, Paddling, People | barry shaw, Expeditions, justine curgenven, Mediterranean, Phoenicians, SardiniaAlone Time
Published November 18, 2008 | 
Brezhnev took Afghanistan
and Begin took Beirut
Galtieri took the Union Jack
and Maggie, over lunch one day
took a cruiser, with all hands
apparently to make him give it back
- Roger waters
I’ve got my spots. Those marks on the map of places I want to paddle. About a year ago the Falkland Islands were still on that list. I started feeling out what it would take and before long I realized that it was a bit more daunting than I was ready for. . . yet. So I’m pretty interested in following along with Marcus Demuth who plans to begin his circumnavigation of the Falkland’s and all of its 776 outer islands beginning in January. Continue reading
Patagonia Two-Step
Published November 17, 2008 | 
So Yosale & the guys mentioned in passing that they heard there was a French team of kayakers who would also be paddling Patagonia while they were there. Yeah, it’s not so easy to find your own secret garden anymore! Well, I asked around a bit and could’nt find anyone who knew about the French team. Then I did what I should have done in the first place and seached the web!. So here you go. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to chat with Alexandre & Inti in the near future.
A Journey Takes Hayley
Published October 22, 2008 | 
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
- John Muir
In February of 2009 Hayley Shepard will attempt to circumnavigate South Georgia Island by sea kayak. She will begin by heading counter-clockwise, heading into one of the most dramatic and most fearsome environments the world has to offer. Continue reading
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