From the moment I landed it was straight to work, talking, walking, driving and seeing all the cool sights DID Adventure uses for trips. My jet lag did catch me out a bit and Didrick found me falling asleep on him as we drove around over the first 4 days as he explained his corporate […]
Author Archives: Jaime Sharp
2010 Norwegian Newspaper article on Sea kayaking in Norway with me in it
Here is an article I appeared in with my work on developing and running a trip in Molde, Norway in 2010. It was in Norsk and Google interpreted it for me, I have left it rough for the fun of it! Jaime Link to actual site and article http://www.rbnett.no/kortreist/article256877.ece /* filenames.length-1) { weatherIndex = […]
Svalbard kayakers attacked by Polar Bear
I was just researching the possibility of doing just this trip, as i had found out it had yet to be done. the last failed attempt was in 2008 By Alon Ohad and Tim Starr http://www.ohad.info/svalbard/index.php?menuItem=about. my hopes arrose at the possibility of succesfully doing this trip in the coming years. Then I discovered a […]
Soft Power Health
Dr. Jessie Stone gave up traditional medicine to pursue her dream of becoming a world class whitewater kayaker. While kayaking on the Nile in Uganda, she realizes that malaria is an epidemic and has decided to do something about it. http://softpowerhealth.org/ Now available on DVD. Runtime 19 minutes. Buy now! All proceeds from sales of […]
New Support From Power Film
Power Film Solar has agreed to support “World Wild Adventures” and the “Yak About The World” Project. I will soon be the proud owner of a couple of “R21 Roll-able Solar Chargers”. I look forward to receiving these soon and giving a review on their performance in the feild. for more info follow the link […]
My First Day in Norway
Norway is a purely spectacular and beautiful country and I have yet to find an ugly place here. The kayaking options for white water and sea are endless as well as the mountains to climb, ski and run on. Ok so I have been a real slacker! 8 weeks in Norway and I am only […]
Paddle to Seattle
A wonderful and inspirational story. i hope i can make something as fun and enjoyable as this one day! Paddle to Seattle Trailer from Benjamin Gottfried on Vimeo. Buy the DVD HERE for $19.99 +
To Norway
To Norway I have two over weight bags, one (the Trak Kayak) oversized; I am not flying a star alliance flight, with which I am a silver status holder. I am due to owe the airline possibly $150 CA for the bags. I put my big dry bag on the scales; it weighs in at […]
Afrika Trek
This is a teaser movie about a couples amazing journey by foot through Africa. An amazing journey and an unforgettable adventure. here is the link to their website http://www.africatrek.com/static/?id=en:homepage and to buy the dvd set http://www.africatrekseries.com/DVDs.php may you be inspired!! J
The Punt Ledge River Fest
I had hoped that this year I would finally go spend some time surfing at skookumchuck narrows. I had a bunch of mates keen and the flows sorted (it is a tidal race, which makes the sea a river). But three days out everyone pulled out for unforeseen reasons. Not happy to paddle the huge […]