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LEFKADA 2015

— FROM OCTOBER 3 TO 10 —

8 DAYS . 3 KAYAKERS . 1 EXPERIENCE

Considering our desire to paddle together, to discover or re-discover new horizons, we have chosen to sail around Lefkada. We will more clearly define our route from day to day, depending on the weather. Sharing the same passion for seakayaking, we decided to go paddling to new shores, to meet human beings and animals who live in these landscapes and specialy the highly endangered mediterranean monk seal.

Pierre

Used of these shores for fifteen years. He paddled around Ithaca with Nérée (April 2011) and with his son around Meganissi (July 2014). He is the initiator of this trip (kayak: Marlin Goltziana).

Patrick

Coming from the Palavas-seakayak club, he used to paddle in the north parts of Europa (britanny, Greeland, Norge). He is able to realise some perfect sweets anywhere (Kayak Petrel JFK).

Jos

Alpin whitewater paddler and funboarder, he is a secure sea-kayaker and a jolly fellow. He is also our driver with VW T5 for this journey (SeaKayak Riot).

Eric

He completes the team during this greek week, not in his Marlin but with his computer, because of professionals obligations. He’ll try to give news about the trip, day by day, on this website.

Kayak de mer en méditerranée

This week to paddle in a mediterranean paradise go directly in mind of this Facebook page. On this social network, visited by international fans, the pictures will have a privileged treatment.

Mariolos
phoque moine

“Mariolos moines monachus” the association created by Colette & Jean-marie Daste, helped us to know this rare kind of seal. When we come back we hope give them some good news of this animal in Ionian Islands.

VOYAGE

On Friday in the evening w’ll have to put the kayaks on the car, and bring the luggages inside. A long way with nearly 900 km waits the team. We’ll awake early in the morning, to drive during 9 hours on motorways and to arrive in Ancona. From this italian harbor the journey go on with the ferry to Igoumenista.

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

TRIP

Our project is to paddle around Lefkada a mountainous Island (400eet high) very near the greek shore.

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

EQUIPMENT PREPARATION

Every kayaker prepare his own equipment at home. For this journey, one of them has more experience then the two others with choice of material to paddle, to camp, for safety, food… Somme meeting coordination with phone calls help to check the lists ;

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2015

LOADING & STARTING

The first images…

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015

DAY 1

Desimi | Paleros

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015

DAY 2

Paleros | Kalamitsi

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015

DAY 3

Kalamitsi | Apollonii

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015

DAY 4

Apollonii | Thilia

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015

DAY 5

Thilia | Formikoula

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015

DAY 6

Formikoula | Desimi | Igoumenitsa

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015

WAY BACK

By a late awakening, from the deck of the ferry, in pouring rain, we can see the rough sea. Wrapped up, our regrets to leave the Adriatic are less bitter.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015

EPILOG

It’s the “dean ☺ ” of the expedition who wrote the story of this journey! Thanks a lot Patrick for your article…

EMOTION SEQUENCE

THE ENCOUNTER