Summer kayaking in Europe
Summer 2008 for us began in May. After the Vogalonga event in Venice we stayed on for another week to run classes and for the first Italian Sea Kayak symposium run by Bibionekayak a short distance from Venice; a perfect combination for a paddling and sightseeing visit to the Venice region. Then we flew north to Stockholm Sweden , and PampasKajak, to teach classes in the city... below, water is flowing at the Strommen... and to Bergen Norway to drop in on the Njord Sea Kayak Symposium.... (Barry (holding the Njord t-shirt) circumnavigated New Zealand this year with Justine Curvingen (image above right/front) Here there is always a fun crowd, who paddle all day, eat, watch the presentations then dance to a live band until 3 in the morning.... (it's still light... see below...) before getting up to do it all over again! Early next morning... we caught the ferry to the Faeroe Islands. Some say the Faeroes were in Egypt... but they actually lie mid-way between Scotland and Iceland and...
