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Atlantic Sea Kayaking
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A blog dedicated to Kayaking in West Cork
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Atlantic Sea Kayaking in Japan
Lying awake 30 floors up in a building that had swayed 12 feet during an earthquake didn’t really help my mind relax so I could sleep.
I am just back from Japan where I was a guest of Tourism Ireland on a mission to spread the word about the treasure that is Ireland. Here in this [...]
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Mexico 2012
In January and February we go to the fabulous Baja Peninsula in Mexico again. A very large part of this trip is the chance to go whale watching where we meet up with the Grey whales who have come all the way down from Canada to mate and give birth. Kayaking, stand up paddling, snorkelling, [...]
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Our Winter Kayaking Programme
We are offering some great and exciting weekend trips over the winter. We will have them up on the calendar in a few days. Stay posted.
With most of our trips now we will be adding a dimension of foraging and nature awareness, checking out the sea weeds, wildlife and plants of the area.
Some of the [...]
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Kayak Foraging
My Japanese experience brings me to our new and really popular foraging trips. The Japanese tour operators were pleased to know that, as well as all the good food on offer in West Cork, we can also offer them sushi and West Cork fish and seaweed.
We have teamed up with Sally McKenna of the Bridgestone [...]
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Culture Night
Last week for the Culture night in Cork we were guests of the Cork Port Authorities and they allowed us use their fabulous and historic board room. I told some stories and was ably helped by the fabulous singing of Jessie Kennedy, Tony Davis and the surprise guest and incredible voice of Amanda Neri.
Most of [...]
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Autumn is here and I am back writing blogs
Well we have had a great summer , I did not even have time to write a blog . Well that is not completely true.
I have been face booking and using it as an excuse.
WE HAVE AN EXCITING TIME AHEAD
Sally and John from the Bridgestone Food Guide have asked me to speak at Electric Picnic. [...]
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Pagia Sea Kayaking Symposium
Jim is guest presenter at the Pagia Sea Kayaking Symposium in Girona near Barcelona in April, where he will be holding workshop in how to forward paddle faster and more efficiently. Some of the other presenters also there are Nigel Foster and Nigel Denis to name but a few. Click if you want to see [...]
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ASK awarded “10 Best” – in the world! – in Trip Advisor newsletter
Atlantic Sea Kayaking has been selected by Trip Advisor as one of the world’s 10 most exciting alternatives to the typical tourist holiday.
The selection was chosen as part of the Trip Advisor Newsletter, an on-line newsletter that goes out to millions of travelers throughout the world. We were chosen alongside companies in Mexico, France, the [...]
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Seaweed Foraging from a Kayak
The kayak is a great vehicle for collecting seaweed. We can get to those special seaplanes that are found only on the extreme low shore, like dilisk and Atlantic wakame.
In Ireland we’ve used seaweed in our diet since pre-historic times, but only recently has foraging for it become popular again. Why not!? It’s free, it’s [...]
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Dawn Chorus Kayak in Castlehaven Bay
We dragged ourselves out of bed fueled by the anticipation of the concert we are about to attend. Half an hour later we are floating snugly in our kayaks on the still waters surrounded on both sides by woodlands.
Suddenly a Blackbird taps his beak on a branch and begins to tune up. Then slowly, as [...]
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