Seekajaktour: Umrundung Irlands im Seekajak 2015

Going round 2015: re-viewed
How to read or not to read – better to read before you start
There are some books written about and by Kayakers going round Ireland. Some think there
are already too many. So I did not dare to write another book which could be (in best case) a
variation of the other ones. However, I felt the need to write something for me to revise this
trip and my biggest paddling experience so far. So, as I write this down anyway, I would not
mind others reading it. To make it easier, I grouped this in sections so that you can stop
reading after any section. So you do not need to read everything, but if you read it
nevertheless, I would not complain either.
The sections are
First start – key facts
A bit more than one page (of text) giving facts and figures about the trip.
Thinking about …
Ideas, aspects and “revelations” about the trip. Some 20 pages to get an idea about
the trip and its meaning to us.
Toolbox
for Paddlers only? Just some notes about the gear, the skills and attitude we had and
needed. Perhaps some helpful advice if you plan a longer trip.
Trip tips
Due to the weather we made a long mental note about the things we wanted to see
which we could not, and about those we wanted to see again. Oilean of course does
not give real trips, only destinations. Here you find some trips I would like to do or or
to do again.
Some final remarks
almost at the beginning
Please do be patient with my English. The best people in my life, my daughter Aissa
(living in New Zealand) and my wife Dagmar, did their best to correct the worst of my
English. However I decided to spent more time for paddling then for writing. I feel more
like a paddler than a writer – sorry for that …
Christian Dingenotto
Oldenburg, October 2015
© Christian Dingenotto 2015
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