Some days I feel like I’m drowning. I’m being pulled to dark and icy depths by the dreaded many-tentacled kraken of logistics. The sheer enormity of planning and provisions and strategizing solutions threatens to overwhelm me, and I go into panic mode; flinging out emails and phone calls like desperate little air bubbles. Hours and hours are spent googling murky options… All in an attempt to reach the surface and gasp some air and realistic solutions.
Every once in a while, it works. My head breaks the surface, the sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day on the Logistic Ship. Maybe we landed a new sponsor, found the perfect piece of gear, or made some good progress plotting our route across some far off river valley I’d never previously even heard of. It’s been interesting piecing together our route, like compiling a multi month long puzzle. Using a combo of Lena Rowat’s old maps (from the original 2001 traverse), Ryan Bougie’s google earth track from his 2013 adventure, a little beta from John Baldwin’s Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis, and just some good old fashioned asking around while pouring over maps and google earth. It’s really starting to float together now!
It hasn’t all been desperate tentacle fighting battles; some of it has been quite entertaining – like testing out this crappy little 3lbs $12.99 Canadian Tire raft on the Elk River here in Fernie.
Tania and Martina! This is absolutely incredible!!! I am so excited to follow along with you on this journey. Not to get all nostalgic here but, it seems like yesterday I was loading you on the Champagne TBar on the weekends when you were hanging out with mom at work. So cool to see you guys take this on! Good luck and safe travels!!!
Ahoj, drzim vam palce. Bobina
So freaking cool!
Below the thunders of the upper deep;
Far far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee
About his shadowy sides; above him swell
Huge sponges of millennial growth and height;
And far away into the sickly light,
From many a wondrous grot and secret cell
Unnumber’d and enormous polypi
Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.
There hath he lain for ages, and will lie
Battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.
Tyyyy voe to bude teda zahul ! At vam vydrzej tela, mozky, palivo a pocasi.
I stumbled on your incredible blog about your incredible journey on Facebook just now! Well done, you two. My daughter and I are on an epic journey of our own, leaving our lives behind and buying a farm near Hazelton. We are much more sedentary than you are!! Just wanted to send thanks and buckets of admiration for your courage and determination, and your love and humour 🙂
Hello, this just absolutely beautiful! I would love to get in touch and talk to you about an expedition! Sailing and skiing and education and sustainability. We just recently had spot open and someone recommend i take an gander at your blog and well i was inspired by it. Please reach out would love to just chat if anything.
Spell bound as I viewed your pictures !! Incredible accomplishment !! You guys ‘rock’ !!
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