By Vladimir Brezina
Sea kayaking, most of the time, is about wide open waters… But, paradoxically, kayakers also can’t resist exploring tight spaces. They poke the nose of their boat into every sea cave they come across, for instance.
Urban paddling is a bit different. Instead of sea caves, we have low bridges, tunnels, passages under piers.
And now and again, we even get the chance to paddle under another boat…
… to create our own sea-cave experience
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
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I can no longer kayak very often and I love exploring tight/shallow places!
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Yes, I can see the attraction :-)
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Fabulous fun photos.
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Thanks, Cee!
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Love the last photo. What spectacular color. Fun post.
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Water Taxi. Yellow, just like NYC’s taxis on land :-)
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A bit like spelunking but with a little more wiggle-room. :)
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Sometimes not so much—it’s definitely possible to get stuck…
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(^_^)
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:-)
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Love the yellow boat – lovely bright colors to contrast the water. It looks like a lot of fun to kayak the harbor…
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It is! But at the same time it keeps you on your toes, so the speak :-)
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On edge is always fun – pushing the envelope!
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:-)
Here’s Johna on edge, literally, pushing the envelope in the Gowanus Canal—our very own Superfund site, where you most definitely do not want to fall in—
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:) cool
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Wow! That is quite an experience.
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One of our momentary thrills :-)
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Reblogged this on Locating Frankenstein's Brain.
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Thanks!
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Pretty crazy going under that barge raised up on spud piles!
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Because it was there…
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Good answer!
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The only possible answer :-)
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Very cool. Reminds me of the first time when flying, looking down and seeing an airplane. The world turned upside-down :-)
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Or those canals in England that cross each other, so that you can be on a barge and have another barge pass over your head…
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The beauty of ‘wearing a boat’ allows for great exploration… tight spaces are always such fun!
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They are… although I must say I prefer the wide open spaces myself :-)
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