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Delmarva 2007

Posted by Freya on October 12, 2007
Thanks to the organizer Ed Zachowski from Qajaq USA for inviting me!
 
In between my work to prepare my x-mas shop with 5000 items and closing down my ice-cream shops (…ahhh, and between some trip-preparations for New Zealand, too…) I headed for a quick 3-days trip to Delmarva/ USA as a special guest to give a slide show and lecture about Greg’s and my Iceland circumnavigation this summer.

 

 

Kanumesse Nürnberg 2007

Posted by Freya on September 15, 2007
Kanumesse Nürnberg 2007
It was a great place to meet and to talk to plenty of kayaking buisiness people from all over the world!
It was a real international event, I had interesting talks to people from Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Czech, South Africa, USA and for sure from Germany, too. Who knows where I’ll be going next year…
 
Who ever in the kayaking industry missed this event - it is growing every year! 2008 will be even topped again with number of exhibitors and probably visitors, too. It is one of the best kayaking market places in Europe.
 
Chris Reed, www.chillcheater.com, and his "model", in Reed buisiness-outfit :-)
Thanks, Reed!
 

Oscar Chalupski, epic kayaks co-owner, gives me a big hug and good luck for for my future adventures, for sure paddling again with a brand new epic wing blade.

110 kg submarine rolling

Posted by Freya on September 11, 2007
 
Last weekend in Finland…
 
…my tiny littel kayak, not used to be a submarine…
 
 
…took 110 kg! You could tell it rolled on it’s own…
 
 

…but Henrik, you did a great job! Flexible and elegant, I wish I had a video…

 
 

…anyway: head down! :-))

 

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Later *I*was paddling my little submarine…
 

 

…capsize came so sudden…

 

Youth inspiration

Posted by Freya on August 11, 2007

I am happy to present two new female young talents to the sea kayaking community!

They both wrote to me they’ve got the idea by my TITS III video, so I am honored to be kind of an inspiration model to the youngsters…

Well, we are all looking forward to see more soon!

 

14-year old Charlotte Rombaud from Jersey/ Channel Islands with a perfect split on the kayak.

Symposium Llanca-Spain - Wendy Killoran

Posted by Freya on April 29, 2007
First time I was on the water again with my old paddling friend Wendy from last year’s Newfoundland trip!
 
I made her relaxing in Greenlandic style…
 
 

But she was excited to kiss a frog (fish…) soon!

 

 

 

Symposium Llanca-Spain - Maligiaq Padilla

Posted by Freya on April 24, 2007
 
Pavia likes Maligiaq’s Greenlandic seal claws necklace..

 

…me too… :-))

 

balance and flexibility - makes a perfect "Freya wannabe"…

 

 

 

…next the balance board goes on the baseboard - and then we’ll try on your qajaq!

 

…ohhhh, some practice already…

 

But for getting points at the Greenlandic championships it should look like *that*!

Symposium Llanca-Spain - Spanish drinking habits…

Posted by Freya on April 24, 2007

Red wine was served in carafes with a very slim end - the goal was to aim directly into the mouth, the more distant the better…waterproof black jackets were sometimes very helpful :-)) …

 

… for me…

… or for Greg…


… Maligiaq preferred it on the bare skin…


…Pavia risked his pretty ugly yello hat…


Symposium Llanca-Sapin - let’s party!

Posted by Freya on April 24, 2007
In the main symposium party tent there was growing a real SOF on a real tree…

The man organizing this miracle and others: José - he desrves a hug!


Javier Knörr helped with "Greenlandic contacts" to invite Maligiaq, Dubside, Pavia, Greg an d me to this great event!

 


Javier and Javier - no, you are not looking like "everybody" ! :-))

 

The Pond Scums

Posted by Freya on April 17, 2007

Couldn’t help, but I needed to share those pond scum pics…it’s spring time! - It was fascinating to watch 100dreds of frogs doing what we all love to do - roll around and pile up!

 

 

Llanberies/ North Wales

Posted by Freya on March 7, 2007

Nick Cunliff and Jeff Allan taking a good sniff on my trolley

Next stop before Anglesey: A quick visit in Llanberis at Nick Cunliff’s surf lines shop, good to see that ol’ guy again after the Falls of Lora trip :-) - and just in case you might miss a proper paddling picture here: He’s vertical on the TITS III title, just between Justine and me…


Better than any restaurant: A delicious dinner at Justine and Alun’s kitchen!