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
- Apr 27
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 25
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 22
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 20
- 2 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 14
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 13
- 1 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 8
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 4
- 5 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Mar 30
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Mar 28
- 4 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Mar 16
- 1 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Feb 27
- 5 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Feb 26
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Feb 25
- 2 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Feb 24
- 3 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Feb 14
- 4 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Jan 20
- 4 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Jan 12
- 4 min
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...
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Felipe Behrens
- Dec 24, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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