By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Endurance.
Long-distance kayaking is all about endurance. We can paddle past sunset
into the night
and when the next day dawns
we are still there, paddling.
We can paddle forever.
But we can’t stay awake forever. Sooner or later, that nap on the beach becomes impossible to resist…
From the 2014 Everglades Challenge. Story and more photos are here.
Another response to Endurance is here.
... 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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Wonderful shots!
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Thank you!!
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I love the first picture with the kayak, the silhouetted rower (paddler?) and the sun looking as though it is balancing on the horizon.
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That’s the inevitable view of one kayaker of another at sunset… I’ve got many such :-)
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Amazing shots, especially those colours of the sunset and the dawn!
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In the tropics—and you can see it already in Florida—the colors of dawns and dusks are wonderful… the harsh sunlight during the day, not so much…
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Sort of funny that these are images are from a “challenge” since they feel so calm and serene and peaceful. They are beautiful images, in any case.
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We had excellent weather for the challenge this year :-)
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yep u guys endure :) some very kewl postits over the years ,,,ThanQ fer ur always so very kewl sharing, bout ur enduring adventurez yes indeed :) Q
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And thank you for coming along with us on our adventures! :-)
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It may look still and calm to you; t looks like one heck of a challenge to me. Wonderful photos.
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The standard advice given is, “Just keep the boat moving, and you’ll get there eventually.” And it’s quite true… :-)
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Great photos, really like the lighting.
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Thanks!!
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hats off to you both for your adventures and your wonderfully illustrated narratives
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Thanks so much, Laura! :-)
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Endurance, indeed!
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Thanks, Amy!!
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That’s a lot of paddling. You certainly deserve that rest. :-) Lovely photos, as usual.
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Can’t rest too much, or lose the endurance ;-)
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LOL! Yeah. :-)
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Beautiful shots.
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Thanks!!
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Beautiful photos and a very appropriate story for the theme Vladimir!
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Thank you, Jaime! :-)
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Beautiful photos….perfect for this challenge, true endurance
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Given what we do, I couldn’t not use this take on “Endurance” :-)
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Lovely photos, Vlad. It’s important to pace yourself when going a long-distance sport of any kind so you can make it ’til the end.. Having a snooze on the beach? That’s one big bed right there :)
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Actually, we don’t pace ourselves at all, in the sense of holding back energy now because we might need it later. We just go at whatever speed feels good at the moment. It’s true that this is not a good approach if you want to win the race. But we go at a fairly low average speed just to finish, and it works for us…
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Interesting to hear that. Maybe if you do get tired, you let the waves carry you :)
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There’s a rule that the waves come from the wrong direction more often than from the right direction. And there’s a similar rule for the wind… :-)
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Love to kayak but have never tried long distance. Hats off to you – paddle safely. :-)
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We try! Thank you!! :-)
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Beautiful photos! You always make kayaking look so fun to do…
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It is fun! Otherwise why would we go so often? :-)
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I wish I can kayak, but i need to learn how to swim first lol.
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The Inuit, who invented kayaking, couldn’t swim ;-)
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Lovely shot
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Thanks!!
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