the explorers journal the global adventure issue - The Explorers Club

shore by two-meter seas, first one, then anotherforest elephant lumbered onto the beach.We bobbed and watched as a pair of hipposheaded into the surf for a swim. A moment latera small family of buffalo waded into the water.“Damn!” said Fay. “Noah’s ark, right there infront of us. For sure, no one has ever seen sucha sight from the seat of a kayak!” That’s beenour goal. To use the kayaks to go to places wecouldn’t get to otherwise.acknowledgmentsThe author would like to acknowledge the support of theNational Geographic Society’s Expeditions Council andseveral loyal corporations, including Mountain Hardwear,Werner Paddles, Necky Kayaks, Timberland/Mion, O.R.,who have made the Oceans 8 expedition possible.biographyFellow of The Explorers Club, Jon Bowermaster is postingupdates on his expedition at www.jonbowermaster.com.20