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Part 3 - Jan. 24th - Day 35 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
Winds shifted to Southeast, so I switched from paddling in the ocean to the gulf intracoastal waterway to avoid the headwind. After all...
Felipe Behrens
May 6, 20233 min read
PART 5 - Jun. 29th - Day 31 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
We woke up to dead calm conditions and thick fog, the prelude to a radiantly sunny day. “Time to wash hands!” JF announced. Soon we...
Felipe Behrens
May 5, 202310 min read
PART 5 - Jun. 28th - Day 30 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The wind blew from the southwest with great strength all day. “Folks, I know it’s only the third day, but we’re going to make it a rest...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 30, 20235 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 23rd - Day 34 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I had a terrible headache this morning. It’s almost certainly due to the air mattress. My patch fixes seem to have been in vain. It still...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 29, 20233 min read
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
Part 3 - Jan. 22nd - Day 33 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
My tent’s bug mesh tent works like a very fine sand filter. In the faint moon light, I poked my head out of the rainfly cocoon and saw...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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
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
PART 5 - Jun. 27th - Day 29 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The beach we camped was the steepest landing I have ever done. The slope was a bed of boulders that rolled and crackled with the waves....
Felipe Behrens
Apr 21, 20235 min read
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
Part 3 - Jan. 21st - Day 32 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I felt cold even while paddling. For some reason it was difficult to hold my downwind heading under sail. The waves and the wind didn’t...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 19, 20233 min read
PART 5 - Jun. 26th - Day 28 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
At 5:00 am I woke up to a discomforting rumble in my bowels. “Oh god, this one definitely can’t wait.” I walked barefoot out of the...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 18, 20235 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 20th - Day 31-Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I was on the water at first light. The early morning makes the sea look different; the water had a dark blue tone like the paint on an...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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
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
PART 5 - PADDLING WITH FRIENDS -Jun. 25th - Day 27 - St Josef Bay
St Josef Bay must be the most beautiful beach in all of Vancouver Island. The bay is nestled deep inside a cut on the cliff walls that...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 12, 20235 min read
Part 3 - Jan. 17th, 18th, & 19th - Days 28, 29, & 30 - Rest Days on Cedar Key
January 17 - Day 28 The weather has decided where I’ll be tonight. It’s Cedar key. This morning I intended to get a very early start. I...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 11, 20238 min read
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
PART 3 - THE GULF Jan. 16th - Day 27-Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
The Gulf of Mexico at last! It could not have been a better day to start this new phase of the journey. Gentle west winds made the 19...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Part 2 Jan. 15th - Day 26 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
The longest day yet. I covered 40 miles. The last ten were grueling; predictably, the rising tide pushed against the Suwannee current,...
Felipe Behrens
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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