Sea Kayaking: Transportation for Eco-tourists October 2011 Written by Elise Oberliesen for Estates West Magazine 2011

Like a blank canvass, blue cloudless skies floated in front of the kayak. Off in the distance, a white sandy beach came into view. Nope, not the legendary Coronado Island. With the bow pointed toward Carmen Island, I chased away the hunger pangs with a handful of trail mix. Soon our fleet of 12 kayaks descended at the lunchtime paradise. Freshly prepared Ceviche atop crispy tostadas satisfied my clock-like appetite. Soft adventure travel like this boosts the fun factor with a tab bit of challenge.

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Sea kayaking in the Sea of Cortez, Overland Traveller June 2010 By Emma Field

Sea kayaking in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Why go Sea Kayaking in Mexico's Sea of Cortez?
Where do I start? So many reasons: the blow-your-mind sea to mountainous desert views; the whopping array of wildlife; that oh-so-close to nature feel; the health benefits of propelling yourself across ocean waters beneath soaring sea cliffs; access to white-sand coves; the possibility of sighting blue whales. I could go on...so I will.

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Rudderless Bliss in Baja, Adventure Sports Journal October 2009 By Ingrid Hart
Adventure Sports Journal, September/October 2009

Rudderless Bliss in Baja - A novice kayak tourer revels in the rhythms of life on the Sea of Cortez

“Quick, put the fish back in the water!” I yell to Bill.

A Botox-lipped fish, called a Burrito Grunt, is flopping around at my feet, covered in sand, fighting for its life.

A few minutes earlier, high in the horizon, I watched a cormorant pluck the unlucky fish from the Sea of Cortez. A large frigate bird with forked tail feathers then gave chase to the cormorant. It was like a Discovery Channel scene come alive.

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An Orca Odyssey off Vancouver Island, Edmonton Journal June 2009 By Donald Mallon, regarding Johnstone Strait BC, Edmonton Journal, June 27, 2009

"Orcas!" I said. Lexie and Caleb, our Sea Kayak Adventures guides, were asking me and seven others about our overall objective for a six-day kayaking trip. My co-paddlers and I were attending a night-before, planning-and-get-to-know-each-other session at the Haida-Way Inn in Port McNeill on the northeastern tip of Vancouver Island.

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SKA in the News - latest mentions

Jan/Feb 2012: American Fitness Magazine (Baja, page 22), Travel Video News, SmarterTravel.com

Dec 2011: Every Day with Rachel Ray Magazine ("Give the Gift of Travel" page 38), Chicago Tribune, Jettsetters blog, Hartford Courant and NewJersey.com latter 4 are about our sea turtle Baja tours), Examiner.com (Family Travel)

Nov 2011: Calgary Herald "Trips for as Little as...", Examiner.com "Save the Turtle While You Kayak and Explore Beautiful Baja", Travel Pulse.com

Oct 2011: Calgary Herald, Travel Pulse

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Where the Boys Aren't, The Washington Post April 2001

On a women-only kayaking trip in Baja, it's easy to shed your inhibitions. And your clothes.

By Victoria McKernan Special to The Washington Post April 29, 2001
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It is a rare and wonderful thing to be in the middle of nowhere in a very small boat, to have no destination but the island ahead, no agenda but joy. When I rested my paddle across the cockpit of my kayak and looked over the side, I saw fish grazing on rocks through the clear water. Frigate birds sliced the sky above, sharp black silhouettes, all angles and attitude like bad boys at the prom. A string of pelicans soared low over the water, rising and falling in unison over invisible currents. There was no sight or sound of civilization anywhere.

The Land Time Almost Forgot, Baja Life Magazine Spring 2001

By Linda Ballou - Special to Baja Life Magazine Spring 2001

I am certain that the sights that surround me are much the same as those experienced by John Steinbeck and his crew of naturalists when he explored the region in 1941. As I recall their early adventures, our head guide Jackie, brings me back to reality as she tells us that we are about to be introduced to muscles we never knew we had. Our group of twelve, all in varying degrees of physical fitness, receives instructions to push, not pull the paddle, so as not to become overtired. We are to use a flat palm, and a loose thumb on the paddle, ore else suffer from tendonitis.

Paddling Among Porpoises, Out Bound Travel Sept. 2000

By Tan Chung Lee - OutBound Travel Magazine September 2000

A pristine wilderness of cactus gardens, fossilized islands and a marine environment where whale, dolphins and sea birds call home - that's the Sea of Cortez. The best way to explore all this is to get close to the water - by kayaking- and enjoying good old-fashioned exercise to boot.

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Where the Boys Aren't, The Washington Post April 2001

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