The Happy Camper: Justine Curgenven�s Kayaking The Aleutians
My daughter has good taste in outdoor films.
Bills Mason�s Song of the Paddle gets more play than SpongeBob. She prefers Disney movies like Swiss Family Robinson and Snow Dogs to Cinderella. She also loves anything from Justine Curgenven � especially Justine’s latest film,�Kayaking the Aleutians. This is absolutely her best film yet.
Kyla watched the movie straight-through; no snack breaks or pausing for a pee. She was mesmerized by the stunning landscape and captivated by the incredible edge-of-your-seat journey taken by Justine and her kayak partner, Sarah Outen.
The two women were the first to successfully kayak�a 2,500-km section of�the remote and rugged Aleutian Islands, an archipelago between Russia and Alaska. The numerous expansive crossings between the islands, struggling against fierce wind, massive swells and unknown currents�made the trip almost impossible. A few bear encounters added to their anxiety as well.
What also added difficulty to the 101-day trip was that Sarah had limited kayak skills. The Aleutians were part of her around the world by human power adventure, and Justine came to Sarah�s aid to help complete her goal. The unfaltering friendship and steadfast determination is inspirational � especially for my 10-year old daughter.
I asked Kyla for her review and she said the only bad thing about the film is that they used the �D� and �H� swear word a couple times.
�I don�t blame them,� she added. �I�d swear too if I was on that trip.�
The DVD is also a great buy. It includes a 55-minute film festival version and a 70-minute Director�s Cut. There�s also bonus material � four extra films that cover sea kayaking with whales on the Bay of Fundy, a downwind storm paddle in Wales, and two short segments on surfing near Tofino, on Vancouver Island, with the Hurricane Riders. Total running time is 155 minutes. It�s shot in HD.
Justine�s Kayaking the Aleutians�is a must watch for all adventure lovers � young and old.
