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Hadas was born in January
1971, in Israel. She has widely traveled
across South America, East Asia, and Africa,
cycled solo for 2 months in Laos, and has
found her ideal way of travel in sea
kayaking.
Several years ago Hadas started to work as a
white water rafting guide on the Jordan
River, a river that on occasion is classed
at grade 6. She subsequently turned to the
sea and ever since has been involved in the
sea kayaking industry, working as a kayak
instructor and guiding in Israel, her
home base and leading kayak expeditions thru
the Greek islands.
Hadas is keenly sought after for her
photographic skills and has been invited to
deliver inspiration/motivational lectures
world wide.
Hadas is a lovely
fun-loving woman, genuinely interested in
simply enjoying life, seeing the world with
friends and paddling. Kayaking politics and
competitiveness wash straight over her back
- life is far too short to worry about
anything like that. We asked Hadas for a a
few insights.
What excites me???
mmmm lets see....well, kayaking in Alaska
with Saggi last year we were in the middle
of rounding a headland through
a tidal race with wind in a big big mess.
While struggling to stay upright and keep
moving in the right direction, a big whale
came up beside me and opened its mouth all
the way. I yelled: Saggi..aaaaaa.. and
almost s**t myself! I love most of all
seeing wildlife in its natural home but
truly i am scared of many animals on the
way, not all thank god. Penguins I
absolutely fell in love with, totally from
the bottom of my heart. But I'm scared even
of the smallest tiniest fish. Jeff figured
that out quick in Japan and use to throw
dead small fish at me. I almost capsized
when one hit me. Same in south Georgia with
the fur seals. Everyone would walk with a
stick in their hand for protection and I was
so womanly scared, I just hid behind a
different back while walking every time. O,
what a sissy.
Worst habit on a trip?
mmmm, I don't know, I'm perfect, no??????
Lets see.....when paddling in big strong
wind on a following sea, trying to stay in a
straight line with no skeg, and zigzag the
whole day, I get so frustrated and angry at
the water and each stroke I curse the
paddle, the water, the boat, but not me.
('cause I'm perfect...). The best habit I
adopted while paddling in Japan in 2004 is
to quit eating junk food. I feel like a
recovered alcoholic. A new beginning.
Thing I love the
absolute most is life on the way, waking
up in a different place every morning (in my
own tent I mean), the tent being my home,
looking out to the green, or blue or white
around. Owning nearly nothing, meeting new
interesting people all the time, taking
loads of pictures, and having fun. I hope I
remember all that fun stuff when I'm old and
sitting knitting in my coring chair. who
said life has to be difficult?????????
Will that do???????????"
Her previous expeditions include:
2002 - 300 kilometres
solo expedition along the cost of Turkey.
And led groups around the Dodecanese islands
in Greece.
2003 - 600 kilometre journey along the
Kamchatka coastline together
with Justine Curgenven.
2004 - Together with Jeff Allen on a 6 month
journey, paddled 6500
kilometres, circumnavigating the four main
islands of Japan.
2005 –With Saggi Nehushtan paddled 800
kilometres in Alaska,
from Whittier to homer.
2005 – Paddled 650 kilometres
circumnavigating the sub Antarctic
island of South Georgia together with Peter
Bray, Nigel
Dennis, Jeff Allen.
2007 - circumnavigation
of Newfoundland with Tomer Sabag. a journey
of 2200 km that took 2 and a half months to
complete.
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