Exploring the bay…kayak style!
Halong Bay is one of the most spectacular, and therefore heavily ‘touristed’ attractions in Vietnam. Stretching along the Northeast Vietnamese border with China it comprises thousands of limestone karst outcroppings and more than 750 islands of all sizes that dot the emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin.
Legend has it that the [...]
Elephants are herbivorous (vegetarian). On a daily basis their diet consist of 150-250 pounds of hay along with additional grains, fruits, and vegetables. So of course they love to eat peanuts. With all that food they also drink 30-50 gallons of water per day.
Orang Tua Group, a group of manufacturing companies in Indonesia who specialize [...]
If you are tired of your monotonous life and need a good break to beat out stress then you should opt for an adventurous trip or a holiday. the Kayaking tours, hot air ballooning , biking trips and river rafting are some of the most popular adventure that are taken up in these trips and [...]
While vacationing is all about just relaxing and enjoying for most of us, some prefer to participate in fun and exhilarating activities. Kayaking is one of such activities which can be best way of exploring and enjoying provided you have chosen the right destination. So, here are some of the best sea kayaking destinations in [...]
Today was the end of the third week at university and the first day of our practical sessions, which count towards our degree. What better way of kicking off the practicals than a day's kayaking with Sean from Wild River Coaching. I was a bit sceptical about the day as there was a vast range of experience in the group ranging from myself - been kayaking five years - to people who didn't even kno
When we were young, we used to look forward to the different river rafting trips during our school vacations. A few years back, we heard about sea kayaking as an appropriate way to explore nature and keep fit. This encouraged us to plan a trip to a kayaking destination. After carrying out an extensive search, [...]
The weather forecast didn't look great but it was my last weekend before heading off to Holland and we all know how the weather can change for better or worse. Fri evening I arrived just in time to see the group paddling back across the water (bugger, I was too late for the evening paddle). We stayed at the Sandspit Holiday Park in little cabins right on the waters edge so as well as providing gr
Muskegon River kayaking can entertain both beginners and experts.River kayaking can be anything from a fun little trip with your family to an exciting whitewater adventure. What you want the trip to be will determine what happens on it - though you should always keep in mind that some river conditions can change without warning.If you're looking for a fun trip that you can bring your family on, th
More and more mature people are taking up kayaking on the Muskegon River and area lakes as a hobby or recreational sport.Each year, more people find the time to start kayaking, whether they do it as a sport, as a hobby, or just for fun while they're on vacation. Unlike some other recreational activities or sports, kayaking can fit the activity level (even seniors) that you want and can provide hou
Kayaking is an adventurous sport that makes use of kayak. It is a water sport where the kayak has a closed cockpit. You can make your vacation more exciting by opting for kayaking trips. Such adventurous sports can make your vacation more enjoyable and can provide you with a unique experience.
The kayaking trips are [...]
This is a bit of a wild guess but I think that in the next few weeks there will be some nice updates about sea kayaking near Islay on the sea kayaking blog. I have been following this blog for quite some time now and wrote about them a while back when Douglas Wilcox, author of the blog, visited the Isle of Gigha and took some amazing sunset pictures of Islay and Jura.Douglas posted a new blog toda
When in Ketchikan, Alaska, I spent the morning kayaking with Southeast Sea Kayaks. They limit the number of guests per trip to Orca Cove to 6 which makes for a personal and peaceful experience. If you find yourself in Ketchikan I suggest you look them up.
Are you thinking of a tour that takes you closer to nature? What can be the best than kayaking! It gives you the opportunity to explore the waterways in a quiet and intimate way amidst the surrounding wildlife.
The website www.realadventures.com offers you the best deal on Kayaking tours. They arrange kayaking of all kinds- [...]
Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) in downtown Austin provides a perfect
place to leisurely kayak. There were lots of different craft (as you can
see..) on the water prior to the Austin Symphony Concert & Festival, which
is held every July 4th.A
little later, the bats came out from the Congress Street bridge here.Watch
a video of people enjoying the lake -
Sunday morning Nicole and I headed out to Lake Travis to do some paddling. We met up with Roland, Kearney and his girlfriend Robin. We launched from Cyperess Creek County Park. We paddled approximately 2.5 to 3 miles stopping along the way to take a quick dip.
When we got home Nicole and I took a [...]
We were up really early, but then again the first night on the floor isn't always the best nights sleep! Anyway we were up and had had breakfast, ready for the off at 8.15am.Today was Kayaking! We drove to Kailua and then kayaked to the " Twin Islands " Mokulua (moku=island, lua=two), it was beautiful there. The island we stopped on was a sea bird sanctuary, and all these birds had made their nest
Canoeing and kayaking are two ways to enjoy the spectacular seascape, limestone cliffs and caves in Krabi's waters as these sports allow visitors to explore hidden offshore areas at a more leisurely pace. Canoeing and kayaking operators are available at Ao Nang. Photos by ccdoh1 from flickr.com
A kayak is a small boat with a cockpit where the kayaker sits.
The cockpit has a piece of waterproof material (called a spray skirt or a spraydeck) that is designed to be secured around the kayaker’s waist and keep water out of the cockpit.
This makes the kayak almost unsinkable unless it runs [...]
I slept in today! All the way to 6:30am!
Apparently, after 6 years of parenthood, I’m completely incapable of sleeping in. Bummer.
We’ve had a great day so far, though. We visited Zilker Park and Barton Springs where we went kayaking. We kayaked 9 miles!
Neither of us will be able to move our arms tomorrow. Driving will be difficult.
We were super hungry after kayaking so we t
I slept in today! All the way to 6:30am!
Apparently, after 6 years of parenthood, I’m completely incapable of sleeping in. Bummer.
We’ve had a great day so far, though. We visited Zilker Park and Barton Springs where we went kayaking. We kayaked 9 miles!
Neither of us will be able to move our arms tomorrow. Driving will be difficult.
We were super hungry after kayaking so we t
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Canoeing and kayaking are thrilling adventurous sports.
If you are interested in water sports, then you can go for canoe and kayak at the camping site.
Kayaking is almost like backpacking on an off compressed path, but this path is on water.
Canoeing is to explore the nature. These sports will help to keep [...]
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Nicole and have had the opportunity twice now to get out and paddle Town Lake. The launch is across the street from Stephen F. Austin High School and it’s pretty crowded, but there is tons of parking on the road. You can either go North West (aka right) or South East (aka left). Going NW [...]
Ray Fusco, who I had fun with in early 2006, attempting to cross the Adriatic Sea, has been a busy man lately. Not only has he survived cancer - during our crossing, unbeknown to him, he had a fist-size tumor on his kidney - but he founded and organizes the New York Mayor’s Cup, [...]
As the country comes out of the grips of winter again, many people are turning their thoughts to outdoor pursuits beyond skiing, skating, and sledding. In fact, the very waterways that freeze over in winter and allow us to enjoy winter fun are open for whole new avenues of recreation after the winter thaw. Chief among these recreational pursuits are swimming and boating, which includes many of the different rowing sports, of which kayaking is one.Kayaking, in fact, is one of the fastest growing summer sports in terms of popularity. It is a sport which appeals to people of all skill levels and in various physical conditions, it is challenging enough to keep anyone in shape, and taken on the whole it is less expensive than other recreational pursuits (after all, a kayak is driven by human po
It was our pleasure to publish all our Best Hawaii Vacation Blog guest authors recently. We hope to hear from more Hawaii blogs and Hawaii tourists with their exciting articles about vacation in Hawaii. Thanks for checking back what our Monday Hawaii photo of the week is all about. Our Hawaii photographer Jennifer Crites from the island of Hawaii and renowned travel writer - read here one of her recent articles for the University of Hawaii magazine 'Malamalama', quite a different outdoors experience compared to Hawaii - chose a photo showing an outrigger canoe and its crew paddling along Oahu's shore.Outrigger canoes have been proved to be a stable and save transportation means between the Hawaiian islands in the history of the Hawaiians. These days, the outrigger canoes are used for recre
Location: Provincetown, MassachusettsDate: June 21, 2007From Venture Athletics, AC, DP, JM, SO, SY, and I rented kayaks and crossed Provincetown Harbor. This time we all got our own boat. It was definitely wetter and more fun kayaking than canoeing. AC was the only one brave enough to take out her non-waterproof camera.SY and I in our kayaks in front of Long Point Beach and Long Point Light (by AC)From Long Point Beach to ProvincetownAfter roughly an hour, we hit Long Point Beach. It is directly across Provincetown Harbor from Provincetown. There is no road leading to the beach, so the only people there were us and few other fellow kayakers.Behind the Long Point Beach were sand dunes. They are a lot shorter and greener than what I perceived as sand dunes, but nonetheless they are in
Drip Rings – Drip rings are placed on each end of a paddle and keep water from running back up the paddle to your hands. While this may sound odd given that you’re sitting in water, it is incredibly annoying to have water running over your hands all of the times. Drip rings stop this, [...]
As a follow up on yesterdays story about the Islay Canoe Club, who are planning a 4day trip to Jura next year (there's no way back now Mark!), I would like to draw your attention to a kayaking related website which I found a while back. The website I'm talking about is the Scottish Sea Kayaking Photo Gallery. This site is packed with great photography from all over Scotland and I was really impressed by all the beauty Scotland has to offer seen from a kayak's point of view. A quote from their website will bring you in the right mood:Imagine wanting to climb one of the Munros but not knowing where to set off, not knowing if there would be a path, not knowing how long it would take, not knowing what you might find, finding your own way in solitude. That is what the Scottish mountains were like four decades ago when I started exploring them. Today sea kayaking gives the same sense of adventure, exploration and solitude that is now found in the hills only in bad weather in the depths of
I visited Vancouver British Columbia quite a few times but I never got the chance to go and explore and do any kayaking. I really wanted to get to go out kayaking. Kayaking in British Columbia is supposed to be utterly amazing. I want to get back out there someday and do some kayaking in a place where I could potentially be kayaking near Orcas.While I love Cape Cod it just isn't the great northwest. There is just something about being able to kayak alongside whales and in places where you could possibly see bears. There is a place called Johnstone Strait where there are 220 resident Orcas. In addition there are dolphins, sea lions, harbor seals, minke whales, eagles and black bears. I could take some amazing photos if I could get out that way. I'd love to do that someday, so I'm going to start saving for an expedition out to the northwest.I found this website called Spirit of the West Adventures. I was looking for different logos because David Airey is redesigning a logo for me for
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09/26/2007Tri County TimesFenton, Michigan 48430Kayaking along the Shiawassee Shiawassee River - It was a beautiful, sunny day when I kayaked seven miles along the river with Susan Julian, vice president/president-elect of Headwaters Trails, Inc. After she provided me with some information about Headwaters Trails, Inc. and its activities, for another story, she asked me if I wanted to try kayaking.The rest, as they say, is history.We made the trip last Wednesday, during 80-degree weather. It was cool and pleasant, though, as we paddled from Waterworks Park in Holly to Strom Park in Fenton. Susan, who obviously knew the Top of the Shiawassee Canoe Trail well, pointed out when we left the Village of Holly, entered Holly Township, moved into Fenton Township and reached the millpond in Fenton. The trip, which took us four hours, usually takes three or four hours to complete, she said.Along the way, Susan collected seeds from native plants. These will be placed in Waterworks Park in Holly
On Thursday night as Allison and I took a tour of the hospital where I child is to be born my mind began to wander. I quietly walked by each healthcare cart that will hold a computer that will be used to monitor Allison and our new baby. I thought about the future and when I can finally introduce my child to kayaking.I am really looking forward to getting a tandem kayak so that I can take our child with us on the boats. First I will have to get a boat that has enough room to put the child, I don't say baby because I know I would be too nervous about taking a baby on the water, even if we just go a little ways off shore. I want to make sure that our child can swim and not panic in the water before we take them out there. So I figure a tandem kayak is in my future, just like a minivan is also in my future, but not today.I've read a few posts and comments and articles about kayaking with kids and I will check into these more throughout my child's life, but I will also offer my own expe
With any outdoor activity you need to make sure that you are in good health to participate. And doing such outdoor activities can keep you in good health, so health is important. With Kayaking you want to be sure that you have a proper technique for paddling so that you do not hurt your back of make yourself too tired with improper strokes. Think of your body as a spring that can be coiled and uncoiled. Your trunk, the lower back, stomach, basically your midsection should get as much exercise when paddling as your arms do. I have seen so many people go out and try to power through it and just use their arms to paddle. And then some of them need to be towed in by a much smaller paddler who has been going non stop all day. So what is the secret to paddler number 2's success. Well they could be eating a healthy diet and supplementing their nutrition with products like muscle milk and vitamins and be really strong. But then again paddler #1 may have been doing all those things. While prop
As I search around the Internet for other kayaking websites, products and other items I came across Sea Kayaking Dot Net. The author Adam Bolonsky is an avid kayaker from Gloucester, MA. He watches what is happening in the world of kayaking and is great about reporting the information to his readers, that is when he is not out kayaking. He also writes for several print and online publications.Some of Adam's latest posts have been about NOAA charts. Reading through his posts one can see why he writes for so many publications, he is clear and concise and full of great information. I will be adding his blog to my list of kayak resources and frequenting his blog often to learn more.Join the Blog Rush.
I've been thinking a bit about what kayaking means to me. When I spend time on the water I am at peace and truly enjoy my time. I look forward to being able to get out on the water. For me it is like a form of therapy. I get to spend time exercising as well as freeing my mind from worries and cares. I wonder if any drug rehabs or counseling facilities have thought of using kayaking as a method of therapy and rehabilitation. I'm certain that this would be a beneficial way to free people from their pressures and stresses even if for a little while.
Taken from http://www.usawildwater.com/ techniques and training.Spend short time - realize significant performance gains !Focused on five primary areas where most developing kayak paddlers need improvement to build efficiency. They are Rotation, a proper Elbow Lift with the top arm, the Catch, pushing with a bent elbow through the Power phase, and the Exit.RotationRotation is the single most important component to building a powerful and efficient stroke, but is the one that is most underutilized by paddlers. The concept is to use the large muscle groups of the back and abdomen to power the boat forward rather than the small muscle groups such as the biceps and triceps.People who have heard that rotation is important may feel like they have taken steps to use good rotation, but are still usually only rotating their upper torso rather than twisting from the base of the spine. One way to overcome this is to try to exaggerate your rotation on dry land. Try to exaggerate rotation, and reac
Kayaking on the Hudson can involve a couple of things.Making people believe you can actually do things like kayak in New York City and do it for free.Realizing that your upper body is not in as good of strength as you'd like.Being eerily close to the infamous Hudson River.Realizing that 10 miles is pretty damn far when you're kayaking and there's no cab to conveniently hop into.Makes for a great date.Getting pictures like this.
This past weekend I had a kayaking lesson with my son and sister-in-law on the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina. A kayak is such a snug fit, floats so low in the water and is so maneuverable that the relationship that I experienced with the river became dramatically more intimate than I had previously known. We began the long process of learning how to "read" the river, and to
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There are many resources online to find out information on Kayaking and where to go to Kayak. In New England you can take a look at the places that the state allows for car top boating. Car top boating is where your boat is transported on top of your car to the destination. Kayaks and canoes are the boats that fall into that category. Massachusetts has a table of all the places where people can boat that have parking facilities. Some are free and others you need to pay for but there are many locations across the state.Take a look at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and RecreationHelp me Get Paid to Blog for a Year! Please Vote.If you liked this post Please Click a button.
Yesterday morning I went out for a nice paddle on Long Pond in Falmouth, MA. I hadn't been kayaking all week although I had my boat on my car all week long and carted it to and from work each day in hopes that I would get on the water. But I did not, things prevented me from being able to do so.I took my video camera and my Canon Sd800is with me. This time I went with the intention of making Wired Kayaker Podcast #4. This time I went and documented the two areas where people can go and park. Then I filmed my intro and also filmed with the camera facing the bow and the water. I am going to try something different with Episode #4. I am going to do some voice over in the podcast. That way I can write a script and things would sound a little better. There will still be me in my cowboy hat chatting about what I see on the water. I met a kayak fisherman on the water too. He had his own homemade rig for two rods and a work platform for his tackle box. He was having good luck on Long Pond too
I went Kayaking today. I don't have time yet to put up a good post or photos. So here is one for the time being. More tomorrow.Help me Get Paid to Blog for a Year! Please Vote.If you liked this post Please Click a button.
The Humacao Wildlife Refuge is located on the east coast of Puerto Rico. Within the reserve you’ll find numerous trails for walking, biking and light hiking, long stretches of beach, spectacular views of the coast, an area with picnic pavilions, some ruins from the area’s history as a sugar plantation, old bunkers from wars past, [...]
Left to right: Me in college with a "Chorley Euxton" sign - amazing; the t-shirt I was wearing in college today.After receiving my WCA Access Campaign t-shirt on Friday and putting off wearing it for a good few days I finally got around to putting it on and heading to college this morning. Wow this is an amazing blog post[!] However, I thought I'd just put down what the simple, emotive slogan on a basic blue t-shirt managed to achieve.From getting on the bus after someone misread it for "Barking is not a crime" to getting off this evening and heading for home I have been bombarded with people asking me why it says "Kayaking is not a crime"? I dutifully explain the current access problems we face as paddlers and how we only have a crap percentage of rivers we are actually allowed to paddle, and the remaining percentage we can only paddle if we are willing to bow down to the big, bad landowner and do what they say or we piss the land owners and fisherman off and paddle them anyway.
I have been spending a great deal of time on FuelMyBlog lately because I have three blogs listed there. This blog, The BenSpark, and Flatwater. I have been exploring the other kayaking blogs that are listed on FuelMyBlog. And this one, South West Sea Kayaking is one of my favorites. It gets that honor because what the blog author is doing is something I dream about being able to do in my life, around here not in the UK.Mark Rainsley is the author of this blog, South West Sea Kayaking, as well as an upcoming book that will be a guide to the South West of England; from the Bristol channel to the Isle of Wight. The blog will be chronicling the year 2007 at Sea as well as updates on the progress of Mark's book. I am very envious of Mark's task ahead. He will be researching, photographing and writing his sea kayaking guide this year. I just started following his blog and have begun to read through the archives. I am grateful that Mark posts many pictures. They are very nice pictures and s
OK, so I officially have the kayak bug again. The last couple of days I've been hanging out in South Georgia with the coastal Georgia Lees. My cousin Jason took me on a little kayak excursion on the Ogeechee River and Green's Creek. The weather was a little brisk, but the water was crystal clear. Most of the time you could see all the way to the bottom of the river. Now I've done the whitewater thing, and it's not exactly my thing. Don't get me wrong - I love the mountains and I love being on the water. But I like to look around at the scenery, and don't want to have to dedicate most of my time and energy to keeping the boat afloat. I've also done the lake thing and the Piedmont river thing. What's particularly cool about the coastal river thing is that you can time the tides right and it feels like you're going with the current both ways. And the scenery was literally out of this world: the cypress trees and the general swamp vibe looked like we were on another pla
I went down the hill today to check on what all's going on at the bay. When we had our earthquake back in October and they had landslides, the state basically shut the bay down. It's been reopened for recreational use, but it is more limited than before the quake. The hiking trail down to the bay has been officially closed for now. The DLNR has had an officer down at the wharf and park much of the time. Someone has put up informative plaques (one is pictured) down at the bay, which is quite nice, and they also have a booth down at the old wharf with this informative video (I linked this back in September, but here it is again) on snorkeling and critter care. They've set up buoys in the bay approximately 100' from shore in front of the monument and inside towards the beach. No boats/kayaks/snorkelers are allowed to land or swim within the buoys and they had a boat out there enforcing that. I guess this is supposed to go on indefinitely for now. Kayaks and snorkelers are a
