Posts Tagged ‘Kayaking’

Tour of the Quarter – Belugas, Birds & Blooms

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Every quarter, we feature a specific Frontiers North adventure to educate our future guests and our network of travel agents and wholesalers that we work with. This quarter we are featuring our Belugas, Birds & Blooms adventure. During July and August over 3,000 beluga whales summer in the Churchill River. This is truly Manitoba’s best kept secret!

We package a unique program based out of Winnipeg that allows our guests to get up close and personal to the whales, as well as learn about the culture and history of Churchill. Churchill in the summer months is a very different place than what most people see during polar bear season. The tundra comes alive with brilliant colours of flora, with various species of birds and other wildlife migrate to the area.  Our summer half- and full-day Tundra Buggy adventures are the perfect way to witness the tundra come alive.

And then, of course, there are the belugas! Our adventure includes two boat expeditions – one on a larger Transport Canada approved vessel, and a second on a Zodiac. Pair this with snorkeling and kayaking opportunities, this truly is an amazing adventure.

Here are some videos we found from individuals who have travelled to Churchill in the summer to experience the beluga whales.

Kayaking to Save the Albatross Update

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

At the end of January we blogged about FNA Interpretive Guide Hayley Shephard’s kayaking journey around South Georgia Island to raise awareness for the plight of the albatross. Hayley has been continuously blogging about her experience and it has been truly an inspiring adventure.

We checked into Hayley’s blog yesterday to learn that, due to a number of issues completely out of her control (unusually terrible weather, injuries to a crew person, a badly damaged kayak, and the unfortunate earthquake in Chile) that she will not be able to complete her original journey around all of South Georgia Island.

Although she won’t be able to obtain her original goal, her amazing adventure still continues. Hayley is currently paddling back into the Bay of Isles and kayaking along the (and we quote!) “absolutely mesmerizing, ‘cosmic mind blowing’ beach of Salisbury Plain” where she is in very good company with thousands of king penguins and fur seals. She will then venture to Prion Island and spend some time with her beloved Wandering Albatross. After this Hayley will spend the next days rounding the north tip of South Georgia for the remainder of her adventure.

All of us here are extremely proud of Hayley’s accomplishments to date and we continue to support her in this and the next grand adventure she plans for herself. We look forward to her film, book and many inspirational presentations, conversations and stories from her in the near future!

We encourage everyone who loves true adventure stories to check out Hayley’s blog and continue to read the rest of her inspiring journey.

Kayaking to Save the Albatross

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

In a few days, FNA Interpretive Guide Hayley Shephard will begin her solo kayaking adventure around South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness for the plight of the albatross. Her journey is the first ever solo circumnavigation attempt of South Georgia Island. We couldn’t be more proud to support Hayley on this amazing endeavour.

This adventure has been three years in the making. And, it isn’t her first. In the summer of 1999, Hayley embarked on a 2-month expedition around Vancouver Island. This journey took her 67 days and 240 hours of paddling as she covered approximately 1,200 kilometres. That’s over 820,000 paddle strokes!

Hayley departed Victoria, BC today for Ushuaia, Argentina where she will spend a few days before travelling to Grytviken, South Georgia via the Northanger expedition boat. Hayley officially beings her kayaking adventure on February 7, 2010 by heading northwest along the east coast of South Georgia Island. She is scheduled to complete her journey around the Island between March 10-15, 2010.

To follow Hayley in her South Georgia expedition, visit her Kayaking to Save the Albatross website and her Blog where she will have audio broadcast messages throughout her journey!

Good luck Hayley!

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