Trip Log: Distance: 6 KNM Weather: Sunny with light winds Dinner: Chili with Beans Story: Waking to a cool morning, with a beautiful vista of the layered Islets across the mouth of the bay, we packed in no great hurry. After walking the boats out quite a distance to the edge of the sea, […]
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Isla Coiba Expedition Feb 6th 2012; A Beach
Trip Log: Distance: 6 KNM Weather: Sunny with light winds Dinner: Instant noodles chocolate brownies Story: We woke to relaxed morning and came out to fried fish and plantains once again, this time for breakfast, and still delicious. We then hung out with Felix and his niece and nephew “Genisis” and “Joseph” all day. […]
Isla Coiba; Feb 5th 2012: A Family
Bringing in the Launcha on logs. Trip Log: Distance: 12 KNM Weather: Sunny with light winds Dinner: fried coconut fish with fried plantains and coconut rice Story: We awoke relaxed, and headed off for the mainland, we came across one more sea snake as we covered the final stretch to the mainland, and this […]
Isla Coiba; Feb 4th 2012: Canales De Afuera
Trip Log: Distance: 6.5 KNM Weather: Sunny with light winds Dinner: Soup and Fire Baked Cheese Buns Story: In the Night it poured with rain, we awoke to a soaking wet tent floor as the ground sheet had been sticking out from under the tent and collected the rain. Taking time that morning for […]
Isla Coiba Feb 3rd 2012: Howlers in the Trees
Trip Log: Distance: 6.5 KNM Weather: Sunny too overcast too Slight showers Dinner: Tuna Pasta Story: Tonight a coconut fell from a palm tree and landed with a thwack right between us, and there was only about a foot of space between us, the coco nut even bounced onto my foot. That was a good […]
Isla Coiba, Feb 2nd 2012: Prisons, Police and the Bahia Damas (Women’s Bay)
Trip Log Distance: 14.25 KNM Weather: Over Cast, Cooler than previous days then becoming sunny and hot in the evening. Dinner: Falafels Story: Awake in the dark this morning, hoping to beat the heat and the biting bugs, we were quickly out the zippered doors of the tent, cooking oatmeal, packing boats, eating and […]
The TRAK FIles Episode 4 Part 1 is Out!
This is the beginning of the real meat of the series. First with a journey with gaint sea beasts in this episode, which explores British Columbia Canada, and then int the tropical wilds of Isla Coiba, Pnama, in the coming part 2. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed being on […]
Feb 1st 2012: Bugs, Bugs Everywhere and not a Hermit Crab in Site
TRIP LOG: Sunny Hot Light breeze from the E for the morning none in the afternoon. Distance 13KNM ? Dinner: Pizza Baked in the Dutch oven over the fire STORY When I was a kid I used to go to the rock pools at low tide on the beach and look for critters. I would […]
Jan 31st: Red Eyes Glow amongst the Mangroves
Sunny, Hot, light wind form the NE Distance 6.5 KNM to camp another 4 paddled in the mangroves. Dinner: Coconut and Garlic Poached fish with beans lentils and rice. I sit writing by the campfire as a young Crocodile sits quietly watching me from the water that is barely 3 meters from me. When […]
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 […]