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Thanks Eureka,
There are times when disaster strikes at the worst possible times of our lives. These
times can be at the highest point of our life or at the lowest. At either point it is always an
unwelcome event and it can leave you with a feeling of desolation and emptiness. (And even though these
feelings might be the same thing, they both suck.) Without a direction to turn or a familiar face to
confide in things can get pretty grim…..
I had started a solo sea kayak paddle around the United States coastline. I started
from the upper Northwest in July and have been paddling ever since then.
I have been paddling with hopes of sharing my experiences as well as learning new
ones from the people I will meet along the way.
Upon a stop in Eureka, California, to do a news article with the Times
Standard, I had to stay in a hotel and leave my kayak on the beach. The kayak is not worth much to
anybody, unless they were doing what I was doing. So I figured it would be safe. I awoke the next
morning to find it had been stolen. This brought on a series of emotions that I described above and
started to realize the implications of this situation.
I had basically been living out of this kayak for a month and a half, so you could
sort of see where I was at.
But that is not what I want to write about. What I need to express is the fact that
something unfortunate happened to someone on a journey, and a whole city came together to rectify this
incident. They helped to get the Sea America Expedition and all its intentions back up and running
again.
So with the support of the Sea American Expedition team, Urban Eskimo kayaking, the
people of Eureka and American Oceans Campaign, I'm back on the water. I hope we all realize that just as
we all came together to get me back up and running, collaboration and unity will also help us keep the
future of our oceans and coastlines safe for the future of humanity.
Thanks Mike.
Although there were so many people to thank, I will only be able to list the names
that I wrote down.
Mike Duffy, Kokatat
Shawn Walker & John Driscoll, Times Standard
Wendy & Bubba Kite, Folie Douce
Larry Buwalda, Adventures Edge
Terry Lange, Indian Artifact Replicas
Kara Lynn Klarner
Mark Brodessor
Claudia Cranford
Laura & Rocky & the gang
Allen Jones
Eric Lent
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