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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...
Felipe Behrens
May 12, 20232 min read
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Part 5 - Jul. 9th - Day 23 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
A rest day of sorts. I don’t feel like I need a rest, however, as there hasn’t been enough time since the six days I spent waiting on the...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 27, 20233 min read
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Part 5 - Jul. 8th - Day 22 - Seven Seas Beach - Rounding the Northeast Corner
It was my shortest day. I left the island around 5:30am and headed north to round the Northeast cape of Puerto Rico 9.5 miles north. The...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 25, 20233 min read
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Part 5 - Jul. 7th - Day 21- Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Yesterday afternoon I got very worried about the wind. This part of the coast bends back East again for about 7 miles which means I have...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 22, 20233 min read
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Part 5 - Jul. 6th - Day 20 - A Break from the Headwinds - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I finally rounded the south east corner of Puerto Rico. I was thrilled when the compass heading started to point Northeast and then due...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 20, 20232 min read
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PART 5 - THE EAST COAST AND BACK - Jul. 5th - Day 19 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I must have been exhausted last night. Even though it was the fourth of July, I never heard any fireworks, or street parties, or anything...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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Part 4 - Jul. 4th - Day 18 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
The past two nights I have slept in the back of the car, as it’s a bit of a hassle pitching the tent in the parking lot, especially with...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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Part 4 - Jul. 3rd - Day 17 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I feel as though this one day stay in Caguas and Paradise Paddles was a change of gear from yesterday’s climb and drive. The restaurant...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 8, 20233 min read
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Part 4 - Jul. 2nd - Day 16 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I had to leave the hotel in Salinas as there have been no cancellations for Independence Day weekend. The tropical storm is now...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 4, 20235 min read
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Part 4 - Jul. 1st - Day 15 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
This morning I made a big fuck up. I was backing up the car, and I hit a concrete bollard in the parking lot. The bumper has a few...
Felipe Behrens
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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PART 4 - WAITING ON THE WEATHER Jun. 30th - Day 14 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
The latest forecast has worsened, and I likely will only be able to get back in the water on July fifth. Tomorrow the East winds will be...
Felipe Behrens
Mar 28, 20235 min read
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Part 3 Jun. 29th - Day 13 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Something tried to bite my kayak today. I was paddling in the early morning when suddenly I felt the stern hit something really big with...
Felipe Behrens
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Part 3 Jun. 28th - Day 12 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Yesterday’s paddle exhausted me. Not just physically, but mentally as well. I’m disappointed that the majority of the places I stop at...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 27, 20235 min read
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Part 3 Jun. 27th - Day 11 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
The rain drizzled throughout the night. I had to wake up and bring down the rain fly, but once the rain stopped it got very hot and...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 26, 20233 min read
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Part 3 Jun. 26th - Day 10 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
The two boats on the beach last night were day campers as well and made for some afternoon company. They set up a barbecue grill and...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 25, 20232 min read
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Part 3 Jun. 25th - Day 9 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Yesterday afternoon I had a chat with Lourdes’ husband who runs the kayak business. He was an American with a Nordic Scandinavian...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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PART 3 - CALM SEAS & HEADWINDS - Jun. 24th - Day 8 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I was fortunate the tide did not reach me last night. A couple of waves came close enough for me to hear the rushing water soaking up by...
Felipe Behrens
Feb 14, 20234 min read
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Part 2 Jun. 23rd - Day 7 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
Last night I tried to sleep with only half the rainfly on to keep the air a bit cooler. That worked out well, until around 3:00am when I...
Felipe Behrens
Jan 20, 20234 min read
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Part 2 Jun. 22nd - Day 6 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
The wind really picked up early today. This northwest corner of Puerto Rico juts out slightly north from the rest of the island, and so...
Felipe Behrens
Jan 12, 20234 min read
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Part 2 Jun. 21st - Day 5 - Sea Kayak Puerto Rico Circumnavigation
I don’t think I can remember the last time I camped somewhere so hot and humid as last night. My skin felt like it was covered with...
Felipe Behrens
Dec 24, 20225 min read
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