Rowing Hard into Headwinds Near Hot Springs BC
We awakened at 6:30am Wednesday morning to a stiffer breeze than usual, and rain that had fallen all night had not just persisted, but became more heavy. After a hardy breakfast of oats, quinoa & spices with Spam, we packed the JRH in anticipation of launch within the hour. We were leaving Hot Springs Cove to row the “inside route” to Tofino, so as to avoid the building southerly winds and seas. Packing the boat Continue reading »
Sunset on Pacific from JRH
One of the reporters on the dock in Vancouver, BC ask something akin to what I was most looking forward to on this trip. I told her it would be some point, which I predicted would be after Port Hardy, where the distance from shore, or in this case normal life and civilization would ebb enough for this to feel truly like an adventure. I don’t think I was entirely sure of what that would be, but I think I have reached it. I think this point happens at different times for all of us, although I think a key ingredient Continue reading »
Saturday, April 21, Midday
Adam watched the fishing rod bend slightly. He was in the bow seat and called for Markus to reel it in from the stern where he was preparing food. Whatever was on the end was not a fighter. As the molted brown fish that Adam called rock cod came into view, it looked like we had been dragging it for a while. I climbed out of the cabin as it was being pulled on deck, excited at the prospect of cleaning a fish and turning it into Continue reading »
Humpback whale in Pacific from JRH
Earth Day’s reward was not miles rowed. Rick and Adam were rowing when thirty foot plumes of steam appeared from the sea with an industrial hiss. Huge coal-colored bodies rolled softly past us–five to eight humpbacks. The water was smooth and glassy. We quit rowing and watched off and on for the better part of an hour in silence, Continue reading »
Food cooking in Jetboil cooking stove aboard JRH
One of the most popular questions we are asked as a crew is, “What do you eat?”. Well, the simple answer is: a lot
For the trip around Vancouver we packed 468,000 calories condensed into over 125 Kg (275 lbs) of mostly dry, organic food. This averages out to Continue reading »
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