Archive for the ‘trips’ Category

Picture by Gaston Ron, thanks!

Eric Stiller, myself, Biff Wruszek, Nano Garcia Albarida

This is such a nice relaxed pic after our Manhattan circumnavigation (sorry Margaret is missing, she was teaching already kayak polo that night after the day’s paddle, being a former member of the kayak polo US team - a little energy bunny…)

 

Not too bad, the view from the Empire State Building eventually at midnight…Biff and I climbed up in a really moderate tourist queue, but still taking 1,5 hrs to get in and up to the 86th floor with the outside viewing platform – and it was still 30 degrees hot. Easy to suffocate in New York City’s summer heat, especially down in the streets gorges of Manhattan…Central Park was an oasis in the noise, heat and smog.

Esther Luft, my nice local Miami organizer and Yeraldine Ordonez, my lovely Miami host, ready to go on the evening paddle, together with 6 other local paddlers

We were launching around 7.30pm from the Crandon Park Marina on Kay Biscayne, in thick fat heat clouds with lots of thermal flashes in the sky. Fascinating atmosphere and a beautiful colorful sunset! But I’m wondering if I’d been launching by myself in an upcoming tropical summer evening thunderstorm. But the locals said “no worries…” – flashes only, no real bad weather, the water and wind will stay calm…

Ah ja, occasionally I do paddle a bit…two weekends ago I was crossing the Kattegatt from Danmark to Sweden. It was just a little bit rough…but a very nice trip!

Thanks to Karl Anderson teaching me the essentials of cross country skiing in skating style! I learnt fancy things like the V1, V2 and V2 alternate, but decided eventually for myself I’m most happy with my V10 sport!

Thanks to Kirti Walpole organizing that stunning beautiful day!

Pictures by Jen Johnson. Thanks!

Thank you, Karel, for sending me the weather messages on my sat-phone all those long eleven months of my OZ trip, plus previously already on my Iceland and New Zealand circumnavigation! It was invaluable and probably even life-saving at times! 

I presented you my silver kayak I had on my neck all the way around Australia. You deserve it on yours now! Please keep it close!

Thanks, Karel! You are a great friend!

Sunset over Tel Aviv Beach

And what happens on Sabbat???

View over the roofs of Jerusalem

Jerusalem tourists: Omer, myself, Phil, Saggi and Pete

Phil and his mirror image

Jerusalem bazaar alleys

He’s waiting for goods to be brought in the narrow bazaar alleys…

yummy “oversized” ceral bars – sesame, nuts and honey

Karel and Omer picked me and my 4-pieces rolling kayak up from the airport. Thanks!

boats…boats…boats…

basecamp at the marina at Herzilya Beach

classes at Herzilya Beach

They do keep the beach clean!

spectators of my rolling demo

waiting for the crowd…

the ol’ lady still can do it – without any practise for one year…