The forecast for today was not good so we decided to take the day off. The police were verz happz we made this decision as i dont think they wanted to go out either. We spent the day in the community building in the small village of 70 houses. In the morning a few young [...]
Entries from February 2011
Day off
February 27, 2011
Surround sound bbq
February 26, 2011
Korean barbecue from marin medak on Vimeo.
Korean barbecue from marin medak on Vimeo.
Really not sure how this came about but were were invited to join some people for food as soon as we got off the water. They then insisted on giving me a close up taste of traditional korean music. I think [...]
Sheltering
February 26, 2011
We woke in the warmth of the resteraunt today. The family fed us with 5 different types of sea weed and rice for breakfast and sent us off with a packed lunch. They were an incredibly kind family and I wished I could say thank you more. After a grueling 5 hours paddling into a [...]
Honam Kayak club
February 25, 2011
From left to right. Hyocheon (Buddhist Monk), Lim youn taek (chief honam kayak club), Marin , Yang Kyong Sic (vice chief of Honam kayak club) Simon.
Korean hospitality
February 25, 2011
We sat in the tent this morning trying to decide if to get on the water. We had mixed forecasts from light to strong winds. We are glad we decided to get on as the winds blew us on our way as we surfed between the south west islands. We had to pick our way [...]
Watch “Korea video update 2″ on YouTube
February 24, 2011
Like a sheet of glass
February 24, 2011
My body is starting to feel the strain now. We paddled for another 8hours without a break today. Our new friend joined us and was great company on the water. He was telling me how in the winter he meditates for 3 months from 3am till 9pm every day. He lives in a small temple [...]
Buddhist monk
February 23, 2011
After a long 8h on the water without a break we landed at a town in a national park. Shortly after landing a lone paddler came into the bay and landed. He had been following our progress and wanted to join us on the water for a few days. He is a Buddhist monk who [...]
Island hopping
February 22, 2011
Today we made a 30 km crossing out to a small island. We have had to stop here so that we can wait for the tide to help us on another crossing to more islands. We hope to do this in the morning. Again today the police escorted us along our way. They kept about [...]
9 hour police escort
February 21, 2011
As we paddled away from the beach this morning we saw a official looking boat hovering just off shore. As we paddled along it dropped in behind us and matched our speed. After 2 hours another identical police boat arrived and the original one turned around and headed back. This happened all day with very [...]