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Part 2 Jun. 5th - Day 7 - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Again, the sea this morning was calm like a mountain lake. Not even a slight puff of wind, and the clouds were hanging low and covering...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 13, 20233 min read
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Part 2 Jun. 4th - Day 6 - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I crossed into Canada! Conditions on the San Juan strait were dead calm, and the only undulations over the water came from tidal currents...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 9, 20232 min read
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Part 2 Jun. 3rd - Day 5 - The San Juan Islands - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
There’s nothing that soaks your will to start your day in the morning more than waking up in your tent and hearing the rain pouring....
Felipe Behrens
Feb 8, 20233 min read
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Part 2 Jun. 2nd - Day 4 - Deception Pass - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I wondered if this morning I should do a visual inspection of Deception Pass from the Bridge that crosses the strait to see what I was...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 7, 20237 min read
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Part 2 Jun. 1st - Day 3 - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Last night after I had set up camp, a group of folks at the adjacent campsite offered me beans and tortillas for dinner. I gladly...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Part 2 May. 31st - Day 2 - Launch Day! - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
David was right. The front desk lady was extremely accommodating. She put the kayak in their ballroom and acted though my needs were...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 5, 20234 min read
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PART 2 - SEATTLE TO HERIOT BAY -May. 30th - Day 1 - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I took an uber to the Miami airport. My flight was delayed for three hours, because of heavy afternoon downpours, and would not be in...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 4, 20233 min read
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Part 1 May. 29th - Departure Day - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Covid complicated things for the days before departure. I had rented my house for the two months I’d be traveling, the renter had already...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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Part 1 May. 26th - 4 Days to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Fate sometimes throws potholes on your life’s road. Last weekend I started feeling a sore throat ache. At first, I thought I had...
Felipe Behrens
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Part 1 May. 22nd - 7 Days to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
It hardly felt like it, but in a week, I would be pushing with my kayak from a boat ramp in Seattle. My mind began to shift from thinking...
Felipe Behrens
Dec 11, 20222 min read
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Part 1 May. 7th - 21 Days to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I was reading a book about the ancient Greek Myths when I came across the story of Hephaestus (Vulcan if you prefer his Roman name). He...
Felipe Behrens
Dec 9, 20225 min read
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Part 1 May. 1st - 28 Days to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
When I paddled around Puerto Rico, I had a few close calls with reefs and submerged rocks. On more than one occasion I was surprised by a...
Felipe Behrens
Dec 8, 20224 min read
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Part 1 Apr. 15th - 1.5 Months to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
MoveIt came in the morning to pick up the kayak. The day before I had all the gear fitted into the hull and draped the sections in bubble...
Felipe Behrens
Dec 7, 20225 min read
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Part 1 Apr. 2nd - 2 Months to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
With two months to go before heading to Seattle, there was still an avalanche of things to do. Except for the dry suit, I am nowhere near...
Felipe Behrens
Nov 30, 20223 min read
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PART1 - A NEW ADVENTURE - Feb. 1st - 4 Months to Departure
In my previous adventures, the end of the journey has been the most difficult part. When I arrive back where I started, my first thought...
Felipe Behrens
Nov 26, 20225 min read
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Falcon Sails
I knew that for very long kayak journeys I would want a sail on my kayak so I could be reasonably certain to cover the longest stretches...
Felipe Behrens
Oct 23, 20223 min read
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