From the rocky tip of Sucia Island’s Henry Point, the views in every direction are rewarding. To the west, the sun drops behind Patos Island, casting an orange beam across the Olympic Mountains in the distance. A glowing Mount Baker towers above Matia Island to the east.
Matt Nelson, an Orcas Island resident and employee of [...]
Kayaking the San Juans
Versatile Touring Kayak
Spring Break is just around the corner and for those of you into paddling, your first thoughts are not of Panama City, Florida and Girls Gone Wild, but of Loreto, Baja California and a sweet 4-day sea kayaking expedition. This touring boat from Prijon has proven itself to be an extremely versatile and roomy vessel-you [...]
Paddler Abraham Levy paddles around Mexico
We were heading back to Campeche, Mexico, on the northern Yucatan Peninsula, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There was a BIG storm brewing, one that would lead to the deaths of 81 oil rig workers who were caught in rough seas overnight. Yet there was a man in a sea kayak, paddling alone, the [...]
Sea Kayaking Australia’s Cocos Islands
YOU’VE NEVER been here. Of that I am reasonably certain. And I know you’ve never sea kayaked here, because we were the first. But if you go, one thing’s for sure: You won’t get lost on your way to the put-in. In Australia’s Cocos Islands you can, quite literally, walk off the plane, carry your [...]
Kayaking Belize
Bob Pickett really wanted to see a boa constrictor. Actually Bob really wanted to touch a boa constrictor. Well actually, Bob really wanted to find a boa constrictor; wrap it around his neck like a Hawaiian lei, and get a photo taken to show the boys back home. Lucky for Bob, when your four days [...]
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Punta Gorda, Belize, has long been known as a flyfisherman's paradise, especially for the elusive permit. But visitors to Machaca Hill Lodge will see that this quaint community in …
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