There are quite a few active paddlers in the Falklands. paddling here is excellent. the weather is often cold and the sea tempreture is very cold but we get by. the biggest challenge is the very changeable weather. I have been out in Stanley Harbour in a lovely calm sea only to turn around and find a force 4/5 gale coming down the harbour at me!!! The wildlife is excellent and very accessible. I often paddle my Sealion Fastnet with real life Sea lions alongside as well as porpoises and dolphins. I encourage you and anyone else to come down and give it a go. A young local called Leif Poncet (son of Jerome Poncet for any Yachties out there) has done a circumnavigation of the top half of the falklands. East Falklands is split north and south by a very narrow isthmus near the now famous Goose Green and he crossed land near there. If you ever get the chance I would welcome you into my home (any of you!) regardless of nationality. My wife is a local and I am British born but have lived in Australia for a long time. Cheers for now Steve Dent *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 30 2003 - 06:02:55 PDT
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