A part of my latest trip to Norway and Iceland consisted of going from the former to the latter, but not by plane! No, Rouven, the brain behind this trip, had cooked up something quite different: we were going to cross the ocean between the two by sailboat. The ship upon which us three, along …
“One day, I will be a child again. Carved toys will caper and dance from my mind, out across rock I will raise as mountains. Through grasses I will proclaim forests. For too long I have been trapped in this world of measures, proportions and scale. For too long I have known and understood the …
Kayaking back to the resort was uneventful, differing only in me and IPA being a lot better in steering the kayak than when we left Ross Lake Resort. My arms felt sore, but stronger than on the first day. That last day was a blur of moments and feelings. We had a final dinner in …
‘The beginning and the end are one and the same. Yes, all is right with the world.’ – Neon Genesis Evangelion We left our tents and only packed the bare essentials into the kayaks. Today we had to be light and fast. We were going to Canada. To have the border so close within reach …
The adventure never stops! Early in the morning Fitz and Mash went out to collect our rental car. Then it was time to part ways with Half and Half. A few hours later, she would be on a ferry back to Canada. Lucky Charm and Lavalamp would not come kayaking either. Lavalamp was flying back …
Day 147: Potluck Preparations In the morning, we got on a bus to Seattle. In the station, I took a quick pee and when I came out of the bathroom, Mash pointed me towards a wild bearded figure, standing with the others. Squirrel Daddy! What a cosmic coincidence that led us both to be here at …
And then, just as this journey began, so it suddenly ended. No fireworks or music awaited me at Rainy Pass, just a big forest service sign. I wanted to be alone for this last bit, so I was ahead of the others. There were no big revelations at that moment, no divine flash of insight …
‘Life before death,Strength before weakness,Journey before destination,Speak again these hallowed words.’ – Way of Kings Thus it began, the last 19 mile stretch to the end. At the bakery, we loaded up on baked goods one more time and I bought a Stehekin sweater from the gift shop as a keepsake. Then we took the …
In Stehekin, our last zero was spent. The porch of the general store provided an excellent place to hang out and watch the new arrivals pour in via the shuttle bus we’d taken the day prior. Among them were Cookie, Smiley, Disaster and Big Oil.‘Oeh, a deep dish pizza. Don’t get lost in there!’, Big Oil called …
14.8 miles of downhill towards Stehekin, what a breeze! Got a little rain too, falsely making me think the famous Washington rains had started. A woman told me there was an alternate to get to the border now too, which turned out to be very false as it was a shitty roadwalk with a hike …
