Just before

the weather blew in.

Got off the water just in time; the weather took a turn for the nasty. High winds lightening and pelting rain to the north moving fast towards our location.

A quick but inviting paddle on the Bark River a great way to end the day. Monday looms; I hope the serenity holds me to at least break.

I wonder how Team Kruger fared as the storms blew in - The Capt'n

Dances with Wolves

playing in the background. Damn TV is on,

I load up a day bag thermos of coffee and bagel. Grab for the wood paddles. dawn the wool and head out for a reflective paddle in the early morning light.

This area is so rich in Native American History, the autumn colors are a great back drop for reflection. Very humbling.

Time to paddle, enrich the mind - The Capt'n

The greys of autumn

Duffing the shoreline paddling the morning glass; the greys of autumn are coming quickly. Weather is going to take a turn in the next couple of days, glad to have gotten out this morning.

Girls still crashed out after Boo's 13th Birthday party. What a hoot, 13...wow.

Paddling goose pond, not a soul out on the water. Got a late start with trying to interface google earth and spot over on the Kruger Canoes Blog for the up-coming Ultimate Kruger Challenge.

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I'll be playing host and play by play commentator as I did on the Ultimate Hugh Heward. Another grand adventure in Michigan.

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Whoops I hear the girls stirring, time to roll; Off to the Dells for some off season birthday fun - The Capt'n

I definately

Brett Rogers

wanna hang with this Dude.

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With Emily completing applications for Colleges (art institutes), it's exciting for me to look at up and coming adventure film makers like Brett Rogers.
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Their trailer video is a classic of "what the....." Click here

Live the adventure - Brett Rogers

NC Challenge 2009 is underway

Dawn "SandyBottom" Stewart

Check out the NC Challenge 2009 mapper - click here

Way to go Dawn (race director) putting on a clinic on race directing - The Capt'n

Happy 13th Birthday Boo!!

Doubt not; There are no limits to your dreams... Set you compass to Dreamland and enjoy the journey - Love Dad

All these challenges...

Photo by Greg Stamer

“The Race Around Australia Expedition” - Freya Hoffmeister

Expected to take her roughly one year, the 9,400 mile (15.000 km) journey around the southern continent is considered one of, if not the, most challenging trip in the world of sea kayaking.

While there have been dozens of attempts, if Freya makes it, she’ll become the first woman to complete the journey and only the second person since Paul Caffyn, her friend and mentor from the NZ trip, did it 27 years ago.

Kinda makes my Wednesday night adventure on Token Creek in the fleeting daylight look a tad boring. Though I did come across a couple of duck hunters who were hunting in a restricted area. They backed off when they saw I was paddling with Koa the wonder dog.

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All these challenges going on; where's the remote? Survivor Samoa is on tonight - The Capt'n