I've uploaded the last video of our famly canoe trip in northern Scotland. The video gives the details of our last few days spent paddling the lochs, scrambling up hills and gawking at the wonderful scenery. And yes, I'd definitely go back and do it again.
What the video...
Portaging between the lochs shouldn't have been such an issue for us since we had done plenty of nasty ones while canoe tripping in northern Ontario. But the 2 kilometer carry between Loch Sionasgaig and Loch Veyatie was brutal. It took us over 4 hours to make our way between two...
The second day's weather was more promising than the first. It was still raining, but more of a typical Scottish rain - drizzle with brief moments of fine mist. Then the winds picked up, which miraculously cleared the dampness out. Breakfast was a Scottish fry-up of bacon and...
We definitely looked a tad out of place standing around the Inverness train station while waiting for our outfitter to pick us up. Everyone around us were wearing knee-high green rubber gum-boots. My wife, Alana, six year-old daughter, Kyla, and I were dressed in low leather...
Here's my latest video on how easy it is this year to keep your camp gadgets powered out there, I picked up the latest Goal Zero system this Spring and find it an excellent way to keep things charged from a weekend at the campground to a month in the interior.
Just when I thought my life couldn't get any more bizarre - I found myself paddling a canoe amongst gigantic billboards promoting Cameron Diaz's Bad Teacher movie and the next line of sexy swimwear.
I was presenting canoe tripping demos for the Summer Fun in Ontario show held by...
I'm off to paddle across Scotland. That's right. I'm trading in the art of snacking on S,mores to stomaching haggis for a couple of weeks. Instead of swatting black flies I'll be running from midges; and since I plan on wearing a Kilt - it's not going to be pleasant.
Canoeing...
This Friday - June 3rd. - I'll be doing paddle demos and presenting on how to pack for a canoe trip at the Ontario Summer Fun at Dundas Square Event. It's put on by the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC) and is a reminder to Ontarians that there really is...
But my all-time favorite weaponry against bugs is my Eureka Bug Tarp. The bug shelter (titled "VCS Parawing shelter system" in the Eureka catalogue) is a regular rain tarp with a fine mesh netting attached to the four walls. The whole outfit weights about five pounds. It also...
Scott Adams from Birchbark Media always seems get me involved in the oddest jobs. This time he had me working as the host for a tourism video for the Mattawa Region. It seemed easy enough, we would drive up and film me wandering around doing some Summer touristy things : paddle...
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