Posts Tagged ‘freya hoffmeister’

Mind me platypus duck, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Don’t let him go running amok, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Altogether now!..

It’s been a long time coming, but I can’t say there was much doubt.  Freya Hoffmeister of Germany completed her  sea kayak circumnavigation of Australia!! Amazing! Wonderful!  Well done!  Read the rest of this entry »

Want a horse, i want a sheep,
I wanna get me a good night’s sleep,
Livin’ in a home in the heart of the country.
-mccartney

Freya Hoffmeister has found that she needs to put a delay on some public information about her trip just to help her retain a bit of privacy during her expedition.  It’s not hard to imagine why “all live, all the time” could create problems.  Well, for Freya anyway.  I, like most paddlers I dare say, could post 24 hour exact GPS coordinates and still not be interupped by the passing of a tumble weed . .  Fame of course is a fleeting thing and you should enjoy it when you’re in the eye of the bubble. . . on the other hand sometimes you just need some sleep.  ( I think Madeline Kahn sang something about that once. . .)

Freya is on her way around Australia.  You can read more about it and check out Peter Treby’s photos at Frey’s QajaqUnderground Blog right here.  The short post itself was written by Sea Kayaker magazine’s Christopher Cunningham.  Hmmm, if he posts regularly maybe we will get a chance to critique HIS blogging prowess for a change!