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May

Sat, 09 May 2009 07:49:00 -0400

Hey all, I know I haven't updated in several weeks. I've been very busy. Had to travel down south to San Rafael, San Francisco Bay, California, to pick up a NELO Inuk, which is now here in Newfoundland. The Merasheen trip is scheduled to depart tomorrow evening for the put in, and launch on monday. We're hoping that the crossing to Merasheen will no be too bad. We're actually hoping the weather works with us to get us across and back.

So, please keep on visiting the site, as in about two weeks, new photos will be updated, from the trip to Merasheen to get ready to hit the avalon.

Thanks all,

James

April

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:44:00 -0400

Well, hello all, We are into April 2009 and the Merasheen trip is scheduled to launch during the second week of May. Things are really getting exciting now. We are certainly getting down to crunch time. Equipment is starting to arrive from our sponsors.

The sponsor list includes:

NELO SEA KAYAKS:

One INUK model Fast sea kayak, One NAVIGATOR model fast sea kayak

NRS

Will be providing one drysuit for the expedition

NATURAL WEST COAST ADVENTURE GEAR

NWCA will be providing, headwear, pigtails, paddle floats, waterbags and throwbags

JOE O'BLENIS

Will be providing custom greenland paddles

SNAPDRAGON

Will be providing quality expedition spraydecks and pogies for our hands in cold water.

SEA SPECS

Will be providing two pairs of high quality polarized sunglasses, designed specifically for watersports

We will also be hosting a couple of days throughout the trip which will involve allowing for local kayakers to come out and inspect and demo some of the equipment. In specific the NELO kayaks are new to Newfoundland and we expect that local paddlers will be taking part during these demo days to try their hands in one of the worlds top kayak manufacturers boats.

There has been a great outpouring of support from local hikers and kayakers. We hope to allow some of these kayakers and hikers to meet up with us along the way. Some of the hikers have offerred to hike out to certain beaches to meet us with nice home cooked meals and to keep our spirits high and morale strong.

The idea of the Tierra y Mar expedition is by no means committed to sea kayaking. We hope to allow as many of our outdoor enthusiasts and 'adventurers' to tie their own stories and trips into the Tierra y Mar objective, which is to highlight the beauty of Newfoundland from land and from sea.

Thanks to everyone!!

Come on out and have our photographer take YOUR photos, and be a part of our family.

James Kelly

Tierra y Mar NL: Headlands and Harbours 2009

Latest additions

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:38:00 -0400

SEASPECS

SeaSpecs sport eyewear has joined the Tierra y Mar crew for the upcoming expedition. These guys will be providing some high quality sport glasses, polarized and with permanent lashes attached for their safekeeping during dynamic sea conditions - of which I am sure Newfoundland will provide much of. I am very proud to be representing this company along the North Atlantic. The design of the eyewear is high quality and especsially due to my own 'special' requirements for eye protection, Sea Specs will fill that niche nicely.

Check em out

www.seaspecs.com

New sponsor onboard

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:12:00 -0400

We, at Tierra y Mar would like express our thanks to our newest sponsor to join our team for the Merasheen and Avalon expedition this coming summer.

NRS has donated a piece of equipment, in the form of a womens inversion drysuit. We are happy to represent NRS on the water during the summer of 2009.

Other confirmed sponsors onboard for our team include

NELO Kayaks

NWCA Safety gear and accessories

NRS Immersion clothing

JOE OBLENIS Paddles

Sincerest thanks to our sponsors,

James Kelly

Jennifer Guy

News update

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:05:00 -0400

In reflection of the loss of the Cougar Helicopter, Flight 491, we here at Tierra y Mar havce developed a project to be included in our expedition to help honour the memory of the the crew lost on board. We will be announcing this project in the near future.

We are still awaiting delivery of our boats from NELO, the INUK and the NAVIGATOR. Still waiting on final word from what I beleive to be our final sponsor, I will announce that as soon as I know.

We are very excited to get this expedition started, beginning with the Merasheen trip in mid may followed by the Avalon trip in early July.

I've been watching the weather closely around the Avalon and am not surprised by what I see. I just hope for those of you who do follow our blog, and are paddlers in Newfoundland that you are finding ample opportunities to get out on the water and enjoy those beautiful and pristine shorelines.

We are extremely excited to give local paddlers chances to demo the boats that have been donated by NELO. We invite you to share in our enthusiasm in playing with these extremly high quality craft. I know there is little to no representation of NELO in Newfoundland, and this is a big priority to change for us.

Sincerely,

James Kelly

Avalon

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:23:00 -0400

To highlight exactly what the plan is on this expedition, to ensure that all bays are included in the trip. One of the things we are stumbing with in regards to the logistics and planning of the trip is the amount of islands to be included. Of course weather conditions will cause problems in ensuring that ALL islands around the Avalon are to be paddled on the outside. This of course would be ideal to do if we had the time to do so.

Therefore, we will make all attempts to include in our journey whatever islands, weather systems will allow for us to paddle outside of. Larger islands of course, Kellys Island and Bell Island will definitely be included in the navigation.

Collections of stories and folklore, and history is to be collected from locals around the area, and we would welcome any anecdotes that you may have to offer. If you think you have a story that may be funny, signifigant or you just plain want to share it with us, to help in highlighting this beautiful portion of Newfoundland, drop us a line through email.

Ive been watching the weather systems back home too, first day of spring and the island is in the midst of a snowfall warning with thirty to forty cm of snow in the forecast.

Ah...I miss Newfoundland.

James Kelly