====== Journeys/Adventures ======
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[[:adventure:santa_maria_photos|Photos: Santa Maria River]], Mexico 1986: Paul Reavley, David McKenzie, Frank Endres Click on photo to Enlarge
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===== Adventure Websites/Online Stories =====
* [[https://www.paddlingtheblue.com/|Paddling the Blue]] - interviews with expedition kayakers
* [[https://explorersweb.com/category/canoeing-kayaking/|ExplorersWeb]] - Canoe/Kayak page
* [[https://paddlingmag.com/stories/features/greatest-kayaking-expeditions/|11 Great Expedition Paddles of the 2000s]] Paddling Magazine
==== Atlantic Ocean ====
* **Kayak**
* **Aleksander Doba** [[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/22/magazine/voyages-kayaking-across-ocean-at-70.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article|Kayaking the Atlantic ]]His 3rd crossing in 2017 at the age of 71 (Mr Doba unfortunately [[https://explorersweb.com/2021/02/23/legendary-kayaker-aleksander-doba-dies-on-kilimanjaro-summit/|died at age 74]] in early 2021 shortly after reaching the 19000+ ft summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro)
* **Cyril Derreumaux** [[https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/derreumaux-kayaks-atlantic-ocean/?utm_source=Paddling+Magazine&utm_campaign=774e6952ce-ptw-2024-06-_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-0cd6a72dfd-91587096&mc_cid=774e6952ce|Atlantic Crossing]] 2024-25
* **SUP**
* [[https://youtu.be/wyoFKlKT_7g|SUP across Atlantic]] Chris Bertish
==== Australia ====
* ExpeditionKayaks [[https://expeditionkayaks.com/pages/expeditions|Adventures]]
* [[https://paddlingmag.com/trips/adventures/bonnie-hancock-circumnavigates-australia/|Bonnie Hancock's Circumnavigation]]
* [[https://terrybolland.wordpress.com/|Terry Boland]] distance paddler extraordinaire
==== Canada ====
* [[https://paddlerezine.com/northwest-passage/|Northwest Passage Through Paddle 2023]]
* [[:races:bellingham_area_self_timed_races#vancouver_island_circumnavigation|Vancouver Island Circumnavigation Attempts]] 1150 km
* [[https://www.kayak-insidepassage.com/|UK Veterans Inside Passage Kayak 2023]]
==== Iceland ====
* Leon Sommé, Shawna Franklin, Chris Duff [[https://paddlingmag.com/trips/adventures/kayaking-around-iceland/|2003 Circumnavigation Account]] 3000 km
==== Italy ====
* [[https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/circling-sardinia/|Circumnavigating Sardinia in a Surfski]]
==== Mexico ====
* **Santa Maria River **description of the run starting at hwy 69 bridge near Ayutla can be found in Tom Robey's [[http://dbpmagazineonline.com/2017/02/04/dirt-bag-bookclub/|Mexican river guide book]]
* [[:adventure:santa_maria_photos|1986 Trip]] Frank Endres, David McKenzie, Paul Reavley
* **Rocky Contos Photo Collection**
* [[https://www.sierrarios.org/SlideshowPages/SlidesSantaMaria1.html|Canyon 1]], [[https://www.sierrarios.org/SlideshowPages/SlidesSantaMaria2.html|Canyon 2]], [[https://www.sierrarios.org/SlideshowPages/SlidesSantaMaria3.html|Canyon 3&4]], [[https://www.sierrarios.org/SlideshowPages/SlidesSantaMaria4.html|Tampaon River]] (what the Santa Maria becomes at the junction of the Rio Gallinas at Cascada Tamul)
==== Peru ====
* [[https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/the-inside-line-jerome-truran/|Apurimac Exploration]] Jerome Truran
==== Russia ====
* **Lake Baikal ** (although not done before (AFAWK) both of these circumnavigations occurred at almost the same time)
* [[:stories:nelsons_lake_baikal_2003|2003 Lake Baikal Circumnavigation (Brandon & Heather Nelson)]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxfz5BDRJmo&list=PLj2e1-eEBEWUR_kqfWFucPe1Vz_SXrWCl|2003 Lake Baikal Solo Circumnavigation Detlev Henschel Video Playlist]] (first video is in German, all the rest are in English - unfortunately he seems to have removed or unlisted a lot of the original videos about the trip)
* This story is also available in ebook form in German and [[https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1057716322|English]]
==== UK & Ireland ====
* [[https://kayak4heroes.co.uk/|Kayak4Heroes]] 2021-2022 adaptive kayak team paddles 1400 km bottom to top of the UK
* [[https://www.riverandocean.com/paddling-resources/|Paddling in Circles]] - scroll down on page to find link to full book online - Sean Morley's sea kayak circumnavigation of UK and Ireland
* **Ireland**
* **Circumnavigation**
* [[http://paddlingmag.com/stories/ireland-circumnavigation-gazarian/?utm_source=Paddling+Magazine&utm_campaign=c281b4b686-ptw-2025-08-07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-0cd6a72dfd-91587096&mc_cid=c281b4b686|2024 Ariel Gazarian sea kayak]]
==== US ====
* **Grand Canyon**
* [[https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/my-drowning-and-other-inconveniences-2/|My Drowning (And Other Inconveniences)]]
* [[https://www.whereispeterfrank.com/|Paddling The Great Loop]] Peter Frank (as well as other expeditions)
* "Great Loop" 6,000 mile cruise route of the circumnavigation of the eastern United States
* [[https://youtu.be/P79RBu69szo|500 miles of Mississippi Video]]
* **Mississippi River**
* Dale "Greybeard" Sanders Length of the Mississippi paddled multiple times including 2022 at the age of 87
* [[https://youtu.be/dLwkJ6ErB2E|Film]]
* [[https://www.greybeardadventurer.com/|Website]]
* [[https://www.greybeardadventurer.com/blog/dale-sanders-the-oldest-man-to-paddle-the-mississippi-river|Blog]]
* [[:races:bellingham_area_self_timed_races|Puget Sound Excursions]]
* [[:races:race_alaska|Race to Alaska]]
==== World ====
There is no seeming end to the variety of ways that people do global circumnavigations these days. If you want to get an idea of this, check out the wikipedia [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_circumnavigations|list of circumnavigations]]. The maritime trips are not separated into a list here, but there are many of them on the list, including the amazingly fast record achieved by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEC_SPORT|IDEC SPORT]].
==== More Adventurers Websites ====
* [[https://danubekayaker.com/|Danube Kayaker]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/CyrilDerreumauxAdventure|Cyril Derreumaux]]
* **California to Hawaii**
* solo paddle 2021 from California to Hawaii ended due to equipment failure, returned and successfully completed in 2022
* [[https://www.paddlingtheblue.com/e-29/|Interview with PaddlingtheBlue]]
* **Atlantic Crossing 2024-25**
* [[https://www.solokayaktheatlantic.com/|website]]
* [[https://martinleonard.blogspot.com/2006/02/paddling-inuit-passage.html|Martin Leonard]]
* [[http://www.richardkohler.co.za|Richard Kohler]] planned solo 2020 Atlantic crossing on hold due to CV-19, turned back in 2022 due to equipment problems, successful with re-attempt finished in 2023 (South Africa to Brazil)
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===== Surfskis for Journeys? =====
* [[:modifications#hatches_gear_bags|Adding Hatches]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089749931241|Dougal's Epic Adventure]] (Circumnavigation Britain by surfski 2023, Surfski 5500 km around Europe solo '22)
* [[https://forum.expeditionportal.com/forums/water-sports-kayak-surfing-etc.53/|Expedition Portal]] (logistics for small vessels, SUPs, etc.)
* [[:stories:vancouver_isle_circumnav_attempt_2017|Vancouver Island Circumnavigation Attempt in Surfski]] Nicholas Cryder 2017
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===== Expedition Businesses =====
* [[https://www.seakayakinguk.com/expedition-centres|Sea Kayaking Expedition Companies]]
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===== Books =====
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* [[https://www.amazon.com/Escaping-Madness-Circumnavigation-Ireland-Kayak/dp/B087L4M6LR/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=|Escaping The Madness: A Circumnavigation Of Ireland By Sea Kayak]] Paul Alexander
* [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0762772875/ref=cm_sw_su_dp|Fearless: One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent]] Joe Glickman
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Kayak-Adventure-Siberia-circumnavigation-Baikal-ebook/dp/B00D2VN4VG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8|Kayak Adventure in Siberia: The first solo circumnavigation of Lake Baikal ]]Detlev Henschel
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Water-Borne-200-Mile-Paddleboarding-Pilgrimage/dp/B0DV11MV1J|Water Borne: A 1,200 Mile Paddleboarding Pilgrimage]] Dan Rubinstein Ottawa , Montreal, New York, Toronto, Ottawa
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Long-Around-Ireland-Jasper/dp/0956003885|Paddle: A Long Way Around Ireland]] Jasper Winn
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Amazon-Ultimate-000-Mile-Adventure/dp/0771082568|Paddle To The Amazon]] Don Starkell
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Running-Amazon-Joe-Kane/dp/067972902X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8|Running the Amazon]] Joe Kane
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Shooting-Boh-Womans-Voyage-Wildest/dp/0679740104/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=shooting+the+Boh&qid=1616796120&s=books&sr=1-1|Shooting the Boh]] Tracy Johnston
* [[https://www.orcabooks.com/book/9780762725953|Southern Exposure: A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand's South Island]] Chris Duff
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Mile-Fastest-History-Through/dp/1439159866|The Emerald Mile]] Kevin Fedarko
* [[https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-girl-who-touched-the-stars-bonnie-hancock?variant=41119360188450|The Girl Who Reached for the Stars]] Bonnie Hancock
* [[https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Alone-Untold-Kayakings-Boldest/dp/1493058436?dchild=1&keywords=kayaking+book&qid=1617718721&sr=8-6&linkCode=sl1&tag=rapidmedia-20&linkId=b3842b708dd82c32b993ff2b05ae05d1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl|The Pacific Alone: The Untold Story of Kayaking's Boldest Voyage]] California to Hawaii
* [[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0156031027/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i11|The Sea Runners]] Ivan Doig
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===== Film/Video =====
* [[https://dougammons.com/product/jungle-kayakers/|Agua Azul/Jungle Kayakers]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZzJRE7DTW0|Bonnie Hancock Paddling Around Australia]]
* [[https://www.cackletv.com/sea-kayaking-dvds/|Cackle TV Sea Kayak Adventures]]
* [[https://youtu.be/OM64NGDkccU|Crossing Scotland in an Amphibious Canoe]] Ben Kilner
* [[https://youtu.be/56kdWjqHdhc|Ireland Circumvavigation Video]] Sea Kayak 1500 km
* **Beau Miles Bass Strait Crossing** - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaFo00Hel8&list=PLXoBa_nJj5lWtT6DsttZ5le3LxlnrBkjm|Video Series]]
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Photo Texas Old School Cavers: various photographers
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