In the Spring this stalward BCU boy got updated as an ACA Open Water Instructor from Geneva Kayak’s own Ryan Rushton in Lake Michigan. It was a good time and no one got injured too bad so I considered it a win. Now, Ryan runs a good show and got me to thinkin’, “Why don’t I do me some ACA stuff and work towards becoming an IT?” I mean, our P&H Team is lousy with ACA instructors and I am tired of getting pointed at so why not?
With the season of 2009 coming to an end and 2010 looming in the near future I thought I might just Carpe me some Diem and hit the trail in search of some courses to work on…cut to; Sea Kayak Carolina and Tom Nickels. These guys are top notch and are clearly having a gap in reason as they have invited me to come down and work on a program with them in December…3rd-8th to be exact. As everyone knows I am a lonely guy and scared of things unknown to me so if you would like to come down and hold my hand, head over to www.seakayakcarolina.com and book your ACA stuff today. Oh, did I mention it’s on the South Carolina coast and we will be at Foley Beach, one of the best surf beaches on the eastern seaboard?
Well I am now supposed to be taking things easy after an operation for a collapsed disc in my lower-back, so no paddling for a while, but a few images from a summer trip to Orust in Sweden with my son and a friend & his son. We have been on lots of canoe trips together, but this was the first kayak trip for William, Morton & Søren.
Taking off were Bjørn left off in his recent post… a little car loaded with 2 kayaks, a Quest LV for me & a Cetus LV for William:
Our campsite:
Great paddling weather:
The boys waiting for the old men….
Lunch at a rocky landing spot:
Pancake time 🙂
I am hoping to get back into a kayak just as the water temperature is about to nose dive below 5C…..
Mike
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Traveling in Europe by car. Driving in Norway, Italy, Sweden, France or Germany…. Traveling at 130 kmh, a speed the boats are not designed for, on the roof rack of my car.
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When you are driving, are you some times thinking about turning it around. ? I do.
🙂 happy paddling Björn
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