Tag Archives: Expeditions of note

Video: Davey du Plessis Shares His Near Death Story from the Amazon For The First Time

I discovered this video thanks to a friend about Davey Du Plessis’s almost tragic encounter with the dangerous Human Element during his source to sea attempt of the Amazon in late August; the adventure community was shocked to learn that he had been ambushed in the Amazon, shot, robbed and left for dead. Fortunately he […]

Looking Back on Kayaking the Coast of New Zealand

It is now a year since I, pulled into wellington harbour in New Zealand, and called an end to my attempt at paddling the length of NZ’s east coast form the north of the North Island to the South of Stewart Island. What an amazing trip it was and it feels like a life time […]

Published in White Sea Magazine

Here is a Piece Marty Perry, of White Sea Magazine and the Hurricane Riders, did on the NZ expedition in 2011 and some other stuff on me, as well as some of my pics used for illustration. Cover. See entire issue at www.whiteseamag.com

Jan 23rd Shopping and the Rush to Produce Episode 2

  Allie and I speak English to each other, “we need at least 10 days on Coiba!” “yes I Agree!” “Just tell him that we are experienced kayak expeditioners and have a locator beacon and a VHF radio”. Allie turns too Yann and discusses the issues in French (Yann’s native tongue and Allie is fluent), […]

Kayak the Kimberely, spotlighting the beauty fo the Fitzroy River

Lachie Carracher has a great website at www.follow-the-river.com and one of his first posts is this short film clip about the expedition that he co-led into the Kimberly region of North Western Australia early in 2010. There have been numerous posts around the internet about their expedition including a full day-to-day break down on their […]

Some Sad News For Tim Taylor Trying To Circumnavigate NZ In One GO

Tim Taylor’s, 24, plan to circumnavigate New Zealand in his kayak is over. Photo / Alan Gibson My mate Tim (we have never meet, though have shared stories and ideas through the lead up, the participating and the end of our journeys; that where active at the same time, and thus we both understand each […]