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Read more about the article How Sea Kayaking Boosts Hotspan and Keeps You Irresistible as You Get Older

How Sea Kayaking Boosts Hotspan and Keeps You Irresistible as You Get Older

  • Post author:Jerry Kaye
  • Post published: October 20, 2026
  • Post category:Humour
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When you move in right up close to meThat’s when I get the shakes all over meQuivers down the backboneI got the shakes down the knee boneYeah the tremors in…

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Read more about the article BCMT’s Paddler Personality Test: What Kind of Paddler Are You?

BCMT’s Paddler Personality Test: What Kind of Paddler Are You?

  • Post author:David Norwell & Nathan Slater
  • Post published: April 24, 2026
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Who are you on the water? Are you The Resourceful Nomad, The Friendly Good Samaritan, The Gregarious Guide, The Meticulous Planner, or The Nature Lover? Take our Paddler Personality test,…

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Read more about the article Kayaking the Mediterranean Coast of Spain, France and Croatia – Better than BC Marine Trails?

Kayaking the Mediterranean Coast of Spain, France and Croatia – Better than BC Marine Trails?

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published: September 12, 2024
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Community/Conservation/Humour
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Europe: hot, crowded and expensive? Or a sea kayaking destination?

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Read more about the article ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from Saint Nicholas
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from Saint Nicholas

  • Post author:Kathleen McKinnell
  • Post published: December 24, 2023
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Thanks to writer Terry Gowler for this spin on the Clement Moore classic poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas".  ‘Twas the night before Christmas at our house on the water,Not a…

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Read more about the article The Fashionable Sea Kayaker

The Fashionable Sea Kayaker

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published: April 24, 2023
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Helping Your Clothes Tell Better StoriesAs BC Marine Trails' self-appointed fashion correspondent (a position for which there were no other applicants), I recently asked ChatGPT for its advice on stylish…

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