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Post by imec on Jun 27, 2009 20:08:07 GMT
I meant to post this yesterday as it was "National Canoe Day" in Canada. One morning in 1980, Don Starkell and his two sons dropped a canoe and some supplies into the Red River in north-east Winnipeg. This in itself is not significant, as paddling on Winnipeg's rivers is a popular pastime. What is remarkable is their intended destination - The Amazon River. It's a real shame that so few people are aware of Dons attempt to Paddle to The Amazon |
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Post by imec on Jan 30, 2012 17:31:12 GMT
It does not surprise me that no one responded to this post in 2 and a half years. It's perfectly in-keeping with this man's story. Although it strikes me as a truly amazing feat - the man (as well as his son) is virtually unknown. I've read the book more than once and have had the pleasure of dining with him prior to a speaking engagement for which I booked him to tell his tale. Sadly, Don Starkell died Saturday at the age of 79. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2012 18:46:15 GMT
And let me be the first to confess that I had never noticed this post before.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2012 18:47:45 GMT
And yet I see that it has been read 535 times (as I write this).  |
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Post by onlymark on Jan 30, 2012 19:45:53 GMT
I'm not sure I ever saw this either. But funnily enough a man I used to work with in my overlanding days, Phil Harwood, has released a book about kayaking the full length of the Congo River. He did it in 2008 but has only just released it now for some reason - www.canoeingthecongo.com/home.html |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2012 20:10:58 GMT
The authentic adventurers of the world seem to be completely ignored unless they almost died or did indeed completely die, preferably with photographic and/or video proof.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2012 0:36:49 GMT
The authentic adventurers of the world seem to be completely ignored unless they almost died or did indeed completely die, preferably with photographic and/or video proof. Too true,and so sad. I found this slide show of the gentleman's life. (I love the idea that he past right through NOLA. I would have loved to have heard what his impressions were.) www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Modern-day-voyageur-Starkell-dies-138317839.html |
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2012 3:17:45 GMT
John Fairfax Dead: Rower Who Crossed Atlantic, Pacific In Rowboats, Dies Aged 74Fairfax gained international attention in 1969 when he became the first person in recorded history to cross the Atlantic alone by rowboat. He dealt with sharks, storms and exhaustion on the six-month, 5,000-mile journey from the Canary Islands to Florida. In 1972, he and his girlfriend, Sylvia Cook, became the first known people to row across the Pacific Ocean. He survived a shark attack and cyclone on the yearlong, 8,000-mile trek from San Francisco to Australia. Click headline for full story & video.
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