From Boston to Marthas Vineyard to New York , The trail of the emmigrant, the poor starving soul fleeing the Irish famine. I see their ghosts every where . How different now, Here in 6 hours not 6 weeks . Fed on the plane , nice and warm … I was born in a very precious time . Long may it last, I bet my kids agree. I met some great people along the way . In Boston I toured a TV studio and stared starry eyed later in the hallowed halls of Harvard . Thank you Brian. Marthas Vineyard is truly the American version of West Cork . Incredible people , friendly , charming and great cooks. Trudys Corn bread delivered to us in person on the beach. The mad potters art surrounding us as we talked into the night . Chic and Jessies fireworks suprising us on our night trip. Fresh Oysters on the ponds. But most of all the magic the group generated when left loose on the Island .
A few days in Manhattan to visit some friends. Grab an incredible night of music and acknowledgement of a special Irish Man and then on to the Lanes of West Cork and peace . No rush , no yellow cabs beeping . The curlew the loudest sound in my ears.
Archive for the ‘Sea Kayaking’ CategoryBack from the USAThursday, October 15th, 2009 by Jim KennedyMonday, September 21st, 2009 by Jim Kennedy
Whatever causes it I really enjoy it . Warmer clothes collecting wild blackberries. Complaining about the shorter days. Having to get up out of bed early to get the kids to school . Watching the swallows gathering before they leave for Africa.. Taking the cold weather gear out of the drying room . Bad as the weather in Ireland is .. I love it because it is alive and interesting and asks questions of me every day. Good health enough to eat and all the rest is a bonus . You see what sitting in a kayak can bring on . What a timeMonday, September 7th, 2009 by Jim KennedyI have just come back from the Liffey Descent .. What an amazing spectacle. over 1,000 kayaks trying to get down the Liffey at the same time . Well done to all the organisers and of course the rescuers and the paddlers. I saw the skies light up a few night ago . It was a full moon. We were floating on the phosporence watching the spectacle , When out of the South came this amazing light . It was a meteorite,, It blazed across the sky for about 20 seconds and left a green blue line across the sky . Definitely the most amazing foreworks I have ever seen. The Stars in the waterSunday, August 16th, 2009 by Jim KennedyWe drifted on the bioluminesence last night . I had never seen it so strong . Trails following our kayaks . Saturn above being passed by shooting stars . The gasps from our group as they soaked up the show was the only sound . I love night trips. Climate Change .Friday, July 31st, 2009 by Jim KennedyLocked in my warm dry office . I think about the poor kayaks down by the edge of the storm swept sea . Redundant now and thinking I have deserted them for another brand. The swan family must be thinking we have left them . The wind swept stormy sea of July a reminder of our contribution to Nature. On this the last day of summer I wait with hope for the colours and peace that Autumn brings. Jim  July is passing fast .Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 by Jim KennedyIt is already the 23rd of July .. The summer really seems to pass quickly. Summer , Whales and lots of SunTuesday, June 2nd, 2009 by Jim KennedyIt is June already 26degs here in West Cork . Amazing lets hope it stays for the summer. Be safe on the water Summer is here .Saturday, May 16th, 2009 by Jim KennedyIve been neglecting the blog of late . This is probably a sign that we are on the water a lot more.. Had an encounter with a young bottlenose dolphin lately found it beached and brought it to sea on the kayak. I hope it survived. Ive just spent the last few days at the Fastnet film festival in schull There is so much going on around here . Went to a talk by Garry White Deer from Oklahoma he is from the Chocktaw tribe. Amazing guy could have listened to him all night and is an amazing painter. Then not to mention the fiddle fair in Baltimore last week.. We had our own concert as well . We hosted our first house concert and had Tonic Strings from Switzerland playing a great night of music followed by an enjoyable kayaking meet the next day.. We are running some interesting trips over the next few weeks .. Our next special outing is with the Dawn Chorus next week .. We will be out with the birds to welcome the day beginning at 5am.. Then kayoga day .. not to mention our singles trips.. Keep the replys coming . Jim Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 by Jim KennedyWell here I am back from a great tour in Baja Mexico . Lots of tales to tell and pictures to browse through. Jim Kennedy Congratulations to Sean Morley from Jim in Mexico!Saturday, January 24th, 2009 by Jim KennedyCongratulations to Sean Morley and all at the Golden Gate Sea Kayaking Symposium . It was a pleasure to be there. What a beautiful place and what a great success the event was. I am now down in Mexico and doing some great kayaking and having many adventures. So far we have come across Blue , Fin , Hump Back and Sperm whales as well of course as many Dolphins and turtles . I will report in again in a few weeks , as today we head down South and will be uncontactable for two weeks. A reminder to you all check out our 09 Calendar for Kayaking and see if there is anything there to suit you . |
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