Jan 12 - Dallman Bay (#2)

I managed to get out for a paddle with Claire while she was on board. We were by Gand Island in Dallmann Bay.

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2 km, YTD 3 km

Jan 12 - Snow Hill Island (#1)

While on board the National Geographic Explorer, I managed to get out for a couple of short paddles with guests. These were in the vicinity of the Snow Hill Emperor Penguin Colony. I also got out for a paddle on Jan 2nd but did not record the track.. It was probably a 2 km paddle

The two paddles chalked up 3 km to start the paddling year! The paddle tracks look as if they are on the glacier, but it seems as if either the ice has receded or the image is not properly georeferenced.

The paddle tracks - click to enlarge

I think the brown smudge is the colony in this image...

5 km, YTD 5 km.

August 6th - Geirþjófsfjörður (#56)

While working on the Lindblad National Geographic Explorer, I managed to get out for a paddle with a guest in Geirþjófsfjörður in the West Fjords near Dynjandi waterfall. Nice calm afternoon and we saw well over 100 Eurasian oystercatchers. My only paddle out of the country so far this year!

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3km, YTD 583 km

Jan 13th - Devil Island (#1)

My first paddle of the year was with a guest on the National Geographic Explorer. It was a beautiful day and there was some nice ice and a few seals around. I also got to paddle up close to the edge of the glacier. Which has clearly receded based on the plot.
Since I was away in the Antarctic and Galapagos from mid-December to mid_March, I did not get too much paddling in!

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google aerial version - click to enlarge

ArcGIS aerial version - click to enlarge

5 km, YTD 5km

Feb 11 - Floreana Island Post Office Bay (#6)

I managed to get out for two short paddles near Post Office Bay while on a trip to Galapagos. For the kayak trip, the GPS recorder was not working but I covered about the same amount of ground on each. For the kayaking, Alicia P was my partner and we had fun seeing flamingos on the beach near the entrance to the bay. We also saw some sea turtles in the bay.

the SUP route

3 km, YTD 49 km