Hi all ,
Jim Kennedy here
www.atlanticseakayaking.com
I run kayaking trips most nights so I am used to the night sky.

Tonight I was on the water and looking SW at about 10.55 pm as what I thought was the ISS passing by from the SW and heading NE. As I have seen it many times before. This time it seemed a little slower and somewhat orange in colour I thought this may be due to mist. I was telling my group about the ISS when, about 2 minutes after it passed, I saw the same type object follow the same path then a minute or so later I saw  a pair of the same objects then there were 4 of them following all in the same direction  I witnessed 8 in all the last 4 were heading NE they  then stopped and headed south stopped and then headed off to the NE again. There were 16 of us watching this it lastedabout 5 minutes in all they eventually faded above a mist in the NE.
I certainly found this interesting.
Any other reports of this?
Jim Kennedy

I thought I saw the Ghost of Marco Polo last week . We boated together along the canals of Venice.
That is what travelling does to me .

I was taking part in an amazing event called the Vogalonga   http://www.vogalonga.com/eng/index_ing.asp

What a fantastic day ..  I would highly recommend it .. I stayed in Bibione about an hour from Venice. http://www.bibionekayak.com/bibionekayak.asp?lingua=eng

I now love Italy.  The food culture, the people and their civilised ways, and of course the sun. I met a lot of great kayakers while I was there. Shared some time with Maligaq Padilla from Greenland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maligiaq_Padilla

I then went on to Jersey and did a talk at the Jersey Symposium and of course ran lots of classes . Efficient forward paddling and efficient kayak
control  in other words . Zen and the art of kayaking . http://seapaddleruk.blogspot.com/

I used my new Epic set of wings donated to me by Ivan Lawlor and they were terrific . http://www.ultimatekayaks.co.uk/newsdetail.asp?NID=14

I am now about to take a group of Swiss paddlers off for a few days kayaking around the islands of West Cork .

News is that the Mackerel are in and the Basking Sharks are plentiful. I will report in again .

By the way Congratulations to Shaun Caven on his new position in USA. Watch out for their haul of medals as soon as his programmes take effect.
Be safe
Jim

An Irish radio Guru died a few days ago, very suddenly . Alone .. I hope it was quick for him .  Some day I loved him , Some days I hated him .. His name Gerry Ryan .
He certainly upped the bar in Irish broadcasting .

A friend once said to me ” See that guy , I hate him so much I wouldnt even ignore him ” ..
 I sat in a coffee shop in Schull to day and had to leave because of some arrogant know all shooting Gerry Ryan down .   Then he left to take some pictures.
To Gerry and to Hanne in Switzerland you are in my thoughts this week.
To all the loved one left behind everyday . Stay brave.

Oscar Wilde has discovered me or should I say we have met up .. I have been give the entire works of Oscar Wilde as  a present.  Every time I read some of it , it is as if his spirit is there next to me .. I find it hard to put down .. It is very challenging both for my mind and muscles as it is soo heavy .
 Ireland at the moment is in the throws of a chill unusual for us .. But beautiful in its light and crispness.
Off to Baja and the Grey Whales in Mexico next week.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiL-ILHRiIc

An exciting new album  I have come across   http://www.jimkellermusic.com/
Check it out it is great .