Quebec Paddlers in Homestretch of Kayak Trip from Montreal to Mexico Mike Armstrong - Global News | |
go to original July 23, 2016 |
Mike Armstrong checks in with three Canadians who are on an epic kayak journey from Montreal to Mexico. (Global News/News Tv)
Julien Granger, Luc Labelle and Nuka De Jocas-McCrae left home May 16, 2015. Last week, they were about 50 kilometres east of Veracruz, Mexico. The physical toll the trip has taken has been difficult, but three hope to reach their final destination, Rio Largartos, in September.
“It’s hurts,” says Granger. “But it’s not that crazy after a year.” They still have about a 1,000 kilometres of paddling to go.
“We’re arriving at the hardest part of it right now, the most isolated places,” said De Joncas-McCrae. “The fact that we’re always on the coastal side now, there’s not inner coastal waterway here, so we have to deal with the breaking waves. That can be dangerous [with] the extreme heat and humidity.”
The trip started gradually. The first weeks were on rivers, taking the Richelieu to the Hudson. In New York City, they headed south, hugging the Eastern seaboard. Then, they cut through Florida on canals and Lake Okeechobee, before finally circling the Gulf of Mexico.
Labelle said the men have seen sharks and alligators. but the biggest dangers are on shore. They have to watch where they camp, avoiding snakes, scorpions and spiders.
... The men have met hundreds of people on their journey and are shocked by how helpful people have been. “There are always people who are there who want to take care of what we need. It’s great to see that.”
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