PART 5 - Jul. 10th - Day 42 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
We started early to arrive at the rendezvous point with the group van outside Zeballos. As we paddled up the Esperanza Sound I chatted...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 2, 20233 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 9th - Day 41 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
We left our gear on the campsite and paddled further into Nuchalitz Sound. As we neared the end of the Sound, I heard the rumbling of a...
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Felipe Behrens
Jun 25, 20234 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 8th - Day 40 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The calm weather allowed for a side journey into the Nuchatlitz Sound which carves a deep groove into the northwest side of Nookta Island...
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Felipe Behrens
Jun 18, 20232 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 7th - Day 39 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Another incredibly calm day with the sea looking like a serving tray filled with little hershey kiss islets. “How long can this last?” I...
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Felipe Behrens
Jun 17, 20232 min read
Part 4 - Feb 5th - Day 47 - Last Day! - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
It could hardly have been a better day to cover the last miles home. With the strong wind from the Southeast I decided to make a little...
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Felipe Behrens
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Part 4 - Feb 4th - Day 46 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
A day with a lot of lasts on this journey. Last long paddle day, last time I launch from a boat ramp, last night I sleep in the tent (and...
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Felipe Behrens
Jun 11, 20236 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 5th & 6th - Days 37 & 38 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
We paddled through calm waters from the Bunsby Islands to the outskirts of a First Nation village called Kyuquot. “The indigenous lands...
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Felipe Behrens
Jun 4, 20234 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 4th - Day 36 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
More unbelievably calm conditions We paddled through a maze of sea stacks and boulders scattered along the coast like Lego pieces, and the...
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Felipe Behrens
May 28, 20234 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 3rd - Day 35 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Yesterday was our longest paddle as a group. We covered just over eighteen miles. Our window to round the Brooks came early in the...
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Felipe Behrens
May 27, 20233 min read
PART 4 - THE HOME RUN - Crossing Florida Bay Feb 2nd & Feb 3rd - Days 44 and 45
February 2 - Day 44 I left Flamingo Point just before 8 am. There wasn’t any point starting earlier as the first high tide was just after...
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Felipe Behrens
May 26, 20235 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 31st & Feb 1st - Days 42 and 43 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
January 31 - Day 42 When I unzipped the rainfly, I saw hundreds of irritating mosquitoes buzzing about in the dawn light. This was a...
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Felipe Behrens
May 25, 20232 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 30th - Day 41 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
Last night it rained hard. I forgot to cover the kayak cockpit and it filled up with water, leaned forward on the dolly, and kicked on...
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Felipe Behrens
May 23, 20234 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 29th - Day 40 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
Today, a tsunami would have been the most out of place thing I could imagine. It was the calmest so far; I rounded off the tip of Cape...
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Felipe Behrens
May 22, 20234 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 28th - Day 39 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
At 6:00 am I departed. Paddling at night here isn’t like in Miami. There were very few city lights and once I was pointed into the...
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Felipe Behrens
May 18, 20234 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 2nd - Day 34 - Rounding the Brooks - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Last evening JF surprised us all with a fluffy chocolate cake topped with whip cream and blueberries he’d baked on the camping cooker. ...
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Felipe Behrens
May 15, 20234 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 26th & 27th - Day 37 & 38 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
The wind died down, but I had a long way to pull the boat to the water. The ranger’s wife had come to see me off and offered to help...
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Felipe Behrens
May 13, 20233 min read
PART 5 - Jul. 1st - Day 33 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
A strong breeze from the southeast kept us on land all day. We would not have known about it without someone giving us the forecast...
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Felipe Behrens
May 12, 20232 min read
Part 5 - Jul. 10th - Day 24 - Last Day! - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
This morning at 4:30am before launching I had to deal with an urgent problem. The beach bathrooms were locked. Given how packed the...
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Felipe Behrens
May 10, 20235 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 25th - Day 36 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
A firm breeze from the Northwest made me devour the next 25 miles. There weren’t any distinct landmarks to help me keep pace. I kept...
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Felipe Behrens
May 9, 20234 min read
PART 5 - Jun. 30th - Day 32 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I retired my current set of undergarments which I had been using since I left Port Hardy. After so many days they were reeking horribly,...
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