By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina
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Start: Highland Beach, Thursday, March 6, about 10 AM.
Finish: Checkpoint 3, Flamingo, Friday, March 7, 11:05 AM.
Distance: 39 nautical miles (45 land miles).
Paddling time: 20 hours.
Stopped time: 5 hours.
Average paddling speed: 2.0 knots.
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Tagged Everglades, Everglades Challenge, Florida Kayaking, Kayak Expeditions, Kayak Race, Photography, Sea Kayaking, WaterTribe
By Vladimir Brezina
The Columbia “C” is not the only letter in the harbor—
The Bronx River, New York City. More photos from the trip are here.
Posted in response to this week’s Photo Challenge, Letters.
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Tagged Bronx River, Graffiti, Kayaking, Letters, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Letters.
Now there‘s a letter than makes sure it will be seen—
The Columbia “C”, Spuyten Duyvil, New York City.
And this is not the only letter that we encounter kayaking through the harbor…
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Tagged Columbia C, Kayaking, Letters, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Spuyten Duyvil, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
The weather is finally getting warmer, and the days longer. Time for one of our favorite paddles!
In yesterday’s variant of the trip, we paddled up the East River, through Hell Gate, and past Throgs Neck out into Long Island Sound, just in time for lunch at Sugar and Spice on City Island. Then back down the East River to Hell Gate, up the Harlem River, and finally down the Hudson River home.
Here are a few photos…
Posted in Kayaking, New York City
Tagged East River, Harlem River, Hudson River, Kayaking, Long Island Sound, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography
By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina
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Start: Indian Key, Ten Thousand Islands, Wednesday, March 5, 2 AM.
Finish: Highland Beach, Thursday, March 6, 3:30 AM.
Distance: 40 nautical miles (46 land miles).
Paddling time: 19 hours.
Stopped time (Chokoloskee, Everglades City…): 6.5 hours.
Average paddling speed: 2.1 knots.
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By Vladimir Brezina
We saw plenty of wildlife—dolphins, turtles, sharks, birds—last month in Florida. But no seals.
So yesterday we paddled down to Swinburne Island, where seals have never yet failed us, during the winter months. But spring is now, finally, upon us, with temperatures warming dramatically—time for the seals to return north, to their summer homes in Maine and Canada. We may have left it too late…
We paddled around Swinburne a couple of times, sat and scanned the water, waited expectantly… Nothing.
Then, just as we were about to leave, a lone seal head popped up.
The last seal of winter…
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Tagged Kayaking, New York City, New York Harbor, Seal, Swinburne Island
By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina
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Start: Magic Key, Estero Bay, Monday, March 3, about 4 PM.
Finish: Indian Key, Ten Thousand Islands, Tuesday, March 4, about 10 PM.
Distance: 52 nautical miles (60 land miles).
Paddling time: 24 hours.
Rest time: 6 hours.
Average paddling speed: 2.2 knots.
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By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina
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Start: Checkpoint 1, Cape Haze Marina, Englewood, Sunday, March 2, about noon.
Finish: Magic Key, Estero Bay, Monday, March 3, about 9 AM.
Distance: 45 nautical miles (52 land miles).
Paddling time: 19.5 hours.
Rest time: 1.5 hours.
Average paddling speed: 2.3 knots.
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By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina
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Start: Fort De Soto Park, Mullet Key, Saturday, March 1, 7:00 AM.
Finish: Checkpoint 1, Cape Haze Marina, Englewood, Sunday, March 2, 2:10 AM.
Distance: 55 nautical miles (63 land miles).
Paddling time: 18 hours, 10 minutes.
Rest time: 1 hour.
Average paddling speed: 3.0 knots.
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By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Misty.
I recall a misty paddle through New York Harbor back in April 2010…
This was actually a paddle from Manhattan around Staten Island, past the Graveyard of Ships
and many still-living ships
back to Manhattan, still misty in the evening…
More photos are here.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Kayaking, Misty, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
... 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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