Tag Archives: Expeditions

Coiba Island Jan 29th: A Bizarre Coast

  Weather: Sunny and Hot with a Light Sea Breeze Swell: 1-2 foot Distance: 15KNM Dinner: Egg, Fish, Tomato Pita wraps with Fresh made on the Fire raisin Cinnamon Bread. I awake to a golden light creating the western point of our little cove we camp onto glow, macaws croak in the canopy accompanied by […]

Jan 28th Big Fish are Biting.

Sunny and Hot Distance: 4 KNM Camp at Hermosa Point beach (Playa Blanco) On the water earlier today, though still not early enough. The Surf was slamming the beach, though the waves only a foot and a half high. We lunched of the beach with the sea socks in the TRAK’s, due to the fact […]

Jan 27th: A Boat In the Night

  Weather: Sunny Hot light wind from the SW/ Distance: 6 NM Dinner: Rice and Beans, chocolate Cake A fire of smoldering embers glows beneath the starlit sky as small waves break upon the pebble beach I lay on. Awaiting the chocolate cake cooking inside a Dutch oven buried on in the hot coals before […]

Jan 26th: Permission?

Weather: Sunny Hot light wind Distance: 6 NM Dinner: Tuna Pasta Story Sitting in the Shade at the ANAM station I pack all the food for the 12day expedition into the tapered stern dry bags; Allison fills the water containers, two 6 liter dromedary bags and four 6 liter wine bladders. We are a bit […]

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 25th Return to Coiba!

We are on Coiba Island, with some great guests, we will be exploring a very small part of the island with them while we are here, though it will be a good taste. we have the TRAK’s here in their bags, though will set them up and send the Bag’s back to Santa Catalina when […]

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), […]

Jan 20th; Frisbee’s and an Engagement of Scott’s

Beer bottles litter the table, along with a small bottle of single malt scotch travelers whiskey and an odd assortment of wine vessels. Guitar strings ring in wonderful symphony along with rhythmic spoons, a whaling harmonica and bucket drum. The evening is merry and joy with drunken singing and laughter, sweet music filling the air […]