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CackleTV
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snippets of life from an adventure filmmaker
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Tongait expedition complete!
That’s a wrap! Glassy seas allowed us to glide past smooth rocky hills of the tundra/ forest transition zone for our last 22km. Spruce trees dotted sheltered valleys, a blanket of low shrubs shrouded gentle slopes and bold rockfaces dominated the horizon. I admired jfs reflection in the clear water as we hugged the coast […]
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4 seasons in one day
The fog was so thick that we couldn’t see the beach from the cabin this morning. One shade of grey was all that greeted us through the window. As I lugged my second load of gear down to the shore, I was excited to see some recent fox prints running along the wet sand near […]
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closing in
Last night as a minke whale cruised around the May in front of us, Larry said he’d been communicating with his wife about flights home. There’s not many flights from main to Goose bay or from goose bay onwards so we had to make a decision about when we want to fly home. We measured […]
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smoke and mirrors
We paddled in a bubble today, about 2km around in all directions. Everything beyond that was hidden by smoke. The sun peeked through as a tiny orange circle, benign to look at. A few times it was overlaid by wispy black smoke giving the impression of craters, like on the moon. We glided out of […]
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trees!
It felt like we paddled into a different landscape today. As we headed south, Jf excitedly shouted “trees” and pointed at a few pockets of stunted conifers in a nearby valley. As we turned into the narrow confines of Moores island tickle, gentle slopes and a flat plateau were covered in lush green grass and […]
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two bears
“Careful Frank there’s a second bear”. JF sounded urgent. “he’s right by the shore”. The small skinny polar bear just emerged from behind a rock 50 m away from Frank. We were all on the water, watching a much larger male stride along a low brow. The large bear had been lounging on a grassy […]
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wind tumnels of arizona
Today was our windiest day. I held my paddle up in the air and was blown the first few hundred meters. The following wind turned into a side wind as we rounded the corner and started a 6 km crossing to Soapstone island. I had warning of the stronger gusts as darker patches of sea […]
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warm welcome and transitions
It seems like we’ve gone through a lot of transitions the last few days. It’s hot! At least by arctic standards. No more hot water bottles during night watches and I was overheating paddling yesterday in my thinnest thermals. It really feels like a different climate. It’s pleasant, except for one thing … Of course […]
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Cabin country
We arrived in Hebron early afternoon where we knew there are a few cabins including one owned by Noah, a kayaker from Nain. Rounding a headland into the bay, we saw a large white church and a cluster of cabins on a low hillside. As we eagerly headed in their direction a buzzing noise above […]
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black bears
The days have started to merge into one. I have no idea what day of the week it is and had to check today that’s we’ve paddled 18 days. I can feel I’ve got stronger, I notice that the kayaks don’t feel as heavy when we carry them to and from the water. My back […]
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