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...
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Felipe Behrens
Dec 9, 20225 min read
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...
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Felipe Behrens
Dec 8, 20224 min read
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...
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Felipe Behrens
Dec 7, 20225 min read
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...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 30, 20223 min read
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...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Part 1 Mar. 15th - 2.5 Months to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Finding a shipping address in Seattle was more difficult than I thought. Ideally, I would like to ship the kayak to a place next to a...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 28, 20223 min read
Part 1 Mar. 1st - 3 Months to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
After getting locked assurances from work that I had the free time I would need for the journey I began to give due consideration about...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 27, 20224 min read
Part 1 Feb. 15th - 3.5 Months to Departure - Sea kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
A strange coincidence happened this week. On Friday night I was scanning through my Facebook feed when I came across a video from Lee...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 26, 20225 min read
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...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 25, 20223 min read
Part 1 Dec. 29th - Day 9 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I had a close call with disaster last night. As I was getting all my gear out of the kayak, the tie knot on the string for the stern...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 24, 20224 min read
Part 1 Dec. 28th - Day 8 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
A lot of rain came down in the morning right as I began to pack the tent. I had just packed the poles when the downpour began; at that...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Part 1 Dec. 27th - Day 7 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
One week has gone by but it feels like I started ages ago! I noticed this apparent time dilation on previous journeys I’ve been on. Five...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Part 1 Jun. 16th - 1 Day to Departure - Sea kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
My mother always tells me that I should never have my phone next to my bed. “If you wake up at night, you’re going to want to look at it,...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Part 1 Jun. 15th - 2 Days to Departure - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I received confirmation from Crowley Marine that the Taran has landed and is ready for pickup in San Juan. I am keeping my fingers...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 15, 20223 min read
Part 1 Jun. 8th - 11 Days to Departure - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I’m glad I took the day off from work today, otherwise I would not have finished everything I had to do. I packed the boat in the morning...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 14, 20224 min read
Part 1 Jun. 7th - 12 Days to Departure - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Losing the food belly was the only progression towards the Puerto Rico expedition that I got done in Colorado. Now that I am back in...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 13, 20222 min read
Part 1 Jun. 4th - 14 Days to Departure - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Oh goodness! What a whirlwind the past month has been! I was working out of Colorado for all of May and the beginning of June. The...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 12, 20223 min read
Part 1 Apr. 18th - 2 Months to Departure Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
One of the things that has been grinding in my mind about the journey lately is the North section of coastline from San Juan to Rincon. I...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 11, 20223 min read
Part 1 Apr. 11th - 2.5 Months to Departure - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I had forgotten how much work it is to plan an expedition. This journey is far more complicated than circumnavigating Florida. A year...
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Felipe Behrens
Nov 10, 20225 min read
PART1 - GETTING READY - Mar. 28th - 3 Months to Departure - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Wow! How quickly time flies by! Over a year ago I kayaked around Florida. When I arrived back at my house in early February, we were on...
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