Last night Tara and I crossed into the USA, thought not before we had an “EPIC” Surf Ski adventure. I had just spent a day helping install the new amazing custom” ‘Yak Wagon” roof rack that now enables 16 x 7 feet of storage space on the roof of the bus, and […]
Tag Archives: BC
TRAK on Tour Begins Sunshine Coast and the Skooks’
I am finally on the Road; the TRAK on Tour project has begun, I will be spending the Northern summer traveling the West Coast of North America from Canada to Mexico and back and so far it is a fun challenge of balancing work and life on the road with the need for a […]
Pacific Paddling Symposium 2014 Victoria
The change of the months brought the second PPS event in Victoria. At this event I was representing TRAK Kayaks, though also I was the official videographer. The PPS event is held at the amazing venue that is Pearson College and is located in an isolated bay near the southern most point of Vancouver […]
Spring Back into Life in BC (Part 2)
Spring Back into Life in BC (Part 2) Goodbye Mark and Hello Tara, my spring has been one of visitors and new friends and Tara Mulvaney is both. As I said goodbye to Mark Bardsley, after his great trip to BC, I then said hello to Tara. I meet Tara in New Zealand when camping […]
Spring Back into Life in BC (Part 1)
The New Zealand Yak About Adventure is over though the Yak About continues as always in my life, it is wonderful to be back in BC and spring is just arriving, there is still snow on the mountains and the nights are cold, though the days are sunny and getting warmer, while the tree’s […]
My Life In a Shed and a Van and other images Published in Adventure Kayak Magazine Spring 2014 Issue
This spring I got Asked by Virginia Marshal (editor of Adventure Kayak Mag) if she could do a feature on my life living simple in order to paddle more, and here is the result. I also had a number of other photos published from adventures over the years and from the Bay of Fundy Symposium […]
18 August: Return to the Grand, the Year so far and Moving Madness
I have let this blog slide! It has been a super busy year of adventures and work (both which have sent me traveling all over the world) and I have struggled to keep posts coming onto the blog, despite half writing a bunch. So I am now getting back to my old ways , […]
SKGABC Guides Exchange to Tromso Norway
May 13th Sea Kayak Guides Exchange The past weekend I found myself at the SKGABC Guides exchange on Quadra island. I had been asked to come and present and talk on the Grand Canyon by Sea Kayak adventure from last Christmas, read more on that adventure here, this also meant a great social/ learning occasion […]
Surge in the Black TRAK.
A couple of weeks back, Nolin from TRAK kayaks had returned from the Philippines, where TRAK parts are made, with a New for 2013 BLACK Skin for the TRAK T1600. This skin Meet up with me at the Chicago Boat Show while I was Rep’ing for TRAK there, and Came home with me. Not […]
My Second Time Surfing at Surge Narrows
Phone was ringing…. on the other end was James Manke, “Bro!” “Want to come to Surge Narrows with us to Longboat surf this week?” I didn’t really have to think about this much at all “Hell yes!” was the response that eagerly left my mouth, and a couple of days later I was racing to […]