http://www.cackletv.com snippets of life from an adventure filmmaker Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/26/puffins-seals-at-puffin-island/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/26/puffins-seals-at-puffin-island/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:20:13 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2257 On  Sunday we paddled to & around Puffin island. The seals were as friendly as usual – this one spent about a minute howling at my stern toggle. I don’t know if she was frustrated by the toggle on the ‘Atlantic LV’ being on top of the kayak, rather than dangling down like on most kayaks. I [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/26/puffins-seals-at-puffin-island/feed/ 0 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/05/canoe-cinema/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/05/canoe-cinema/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:40:02 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2249 Canoe & Kayak mag in the States recently published an article about “This is Canoeing” and another canoeing film which is coming out next month called “The Canoe Movie”. I guess open canoeing films are like busses – there isn’t one for ages and then 2 come along at the same time. The article interviewed [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/05/canoe-cinema/feed/ 0 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/01/for-1-month-only-buy-any-2-dvds-for-30-or-us-45/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/01/for-1-month-only-buy-any-2-dvds-for-30-or-us-45/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:16:25 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2219 For one month only, you can fill the gaps in your DVD collection for a whooping 25% off with free postage. Buy any DVD from Cackle TV in July and get 50% off your second DVD, with free packing and postage. That’s £30 or US $45 for any 2 DVDs. This applies to you where-ever you [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/07/01/for-1-month-only-buy-any-2-dvds-for-30-or-us-45/feed/ 0 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/28/1st-port-austin-seakayak-symposium/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/28/1st-port-austin-seakayak-symposium/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:06:59 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2171 Barry and I recently returned from the first Port Austin seakayak symposium, organised by Riverside Kayak Connection, a large kayaking shop near Detroit. It was a great fun, friendly event which was big enough to provide good coaching and a sociable atmosphere, but small enough to feel really personal so we could all get to know [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/28/1st-port-austin-seakayak-symposium/feed/ 0 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/22/flowerpots-bears-rumps-in-georgian-bay/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/22/flowerpots-bears-rumps-in-georgian-bay/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:54:58 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2155 I’m sitting in Damon & Sarah’s car full of fish and chips from the ‘all you can eat’ Shipwreck Bar in Tobermory, feeling pleasantly tired after an overnight trip in Georgian Bay, Canada. We launched from Dunks Bay on Monday morning, armed with our permits and 2 pretty inadequate schematic maps. Under glorious sunshine the lake [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/22/flowerpots-bears-rumps-in-georgian-bay/feed/ 4 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/16/bone-dry-3/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/16/bone-dry-3/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:19:38 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2131   On my recent trip to the Channel islands I got the chance to try out some new drybags from Ortlieb & Exped. I particularly liked this waterproof rucksack from Exped gear -the Exped Drypack Pro 25. It’s very lightweight & packs down very small in your kayak It’s a very convenient way of carrying your lunch [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/16/bone-dry-3/feed/ 0 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/15/this-is-canoeing-reviews-in-french-czech-american/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/15/this-is-canoeing-reviews-in-french-czech-american/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:29:03 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2093 I’ve recently been sent a few more reviews of “This is Canoeing” – from French and Czech magazines. This is from the Czech magazine, Hydro. This review is from the French magazine, Carnets d’Aventures. There is also a review on the Paddling E-zine, Paddling Life – in English, or should that be in American? From what I [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/15/this-is-canoeing-reviews-in-french-czech-american/feed/ 0 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/14/jersey-seakayak-symposium/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/14/jersey-seakayak-symposium/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:41:36 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2055 I had a fantastic 2 weeks back in Jersey, where I grew up and where I first started kayaking. The island is only 9 miles long and 5 miles wide so you are never far from a beautiful sea view or interesting coastline. It was great to catch up with friends from the Jersey canoe [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/14/jersey-seakayak-symposium/feed/ 1 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/08/seakayaking-times/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/08/seakayaking-times/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:27:47 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2020   Last weekend, one of the UK’s national papers, The Sunday Times, published the beginners guide to adventure sports where they asked 5 people involved in 5 adventure sports how others could get involved. I was asked to give advice about seakayaking and was very happy to do so! Here is the part of the article [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/06/08/seakayaking-times/feed/ 1 http://www.cackletv.com/2010/05/26/perspective-2/ http://www.cackletv.com/2010/05/26/perspective-2/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 20:53:26 +0000 Justine http://www.cackletv.com/?p=2014 It’s sometimes easy to get wrapped up in our own lives and problems. One of the things I like about spending a lot of time outside surrounded by nature is that it reminds us that there is a whole big world out there and helps put things in perspective. I didn’t have to go far [...]]]> http://www.cackletv.com/2010/05/26/perspective-2/feed/ 0