It’s been a while since I last checked in with one of my favorite magazines: Canoe and Kayak. There are almost always great articles and photos there that discuss the best places to paddle, review of gear and often profiles of prominent paddling figures. In regards to this latter, I point you to a series of paddler profiles that you will enjoy.
The first is a profile of Simon Osborne, who took a rather ballsy trip circumnavigating the United Kingdom. Yes, and he did so with little or no paddle experience, and all for a good cause, too: leukemia research. Another one is of paddler Justine Curgenven, who led the first only women’s-only circumnavigation of Tasmania. And then there is Nigel Foster, whose brief story of paddler v. bear will make you think twice about paddling up North. All good little savory bites of paddling nutrition this Friday morning.