Dave Burden, the President of Southeast Expeditions (our partners on the
Storm), is doing a cross-country trip this Winter; he'll catalog his trip online at Die Tan .net (
www.DieTan.net). He's also got some initial photos over at
http://photos.DieTan.net. Dave has a few early entries, so I'll just link to his "
The Journey Begins" post; if you know Dave at all you'll laugh a lot, if you don't know Dave you'll certainly start to crack his hard candy exterior.
Dave told me a few weeks ago: "
Grant, my Jeep spoke to me in a dream and asked to be released from the captivity of my kayak store." I said something typical like, "Right Dave. We should really go get those O-Flags on Mockhorn Island some time" but Dave didn't hear me . . . he had a far off look in his eye. Dave lives on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 'nuff said.
Dave is always up to something off-beat (I know some of his plans for this trip), and this is one trip I'll probably tell friends about for many years to come. For example, he's managed to get Point 65 kayaks on board as a sponsor -- you'll have to stay posted to his site to hear how they fit into things.