Jason Dube appeared in court in Campbellton, New Brunswick on December 2 to face charges of obstruction of justice. He was stopped by a fisheries officer who tried to pull him over last summer but rather then stop, he took off in his canoe down the Restigouche River.
Australian paddlers, if you are out paddling over the next couple of months keep your eye out because you might just stumble upon every 13 year old boys dream, 130,000 missing inflatable breasts.
The boobie boobs were traveling by container ship to Australia to be a free gift in the January issue of the men's magazine, Ralph.
Attention power boaters. If you are cruising around in Florida, make sure you go really slow the next time you pass a canoeist or else you could get shot.
Looking for the funniest blog on the net this second? Head on over to Criggo. A new site with a fantastic collection of stupid newspaper clippings. Articles mainly filled with stupid people, typos or poor headline choices. The sample below is priceless.
Here is a little tip to all of you young kids who get into trouble on the water and look to get rescued. When a boat stops by to pick you up, don't spend the whole time worrying about the cost of the rescue. Oh yes, when you get back on shore make sure you thank your rescuers or else you will look like a big jerk.
That is exactly what happened to a German tourist in New Zealand. While paddling back to the launch site, currents caused him to flip over. A fishing boat stopped by to help but he hesitated as he was worried that the rescue was going to cost to much.
Check out this awesome video of what happens when you work at REI for way to long.
I got a good laugh out of it as it totally reminded of when I took outdoor rec at college about 10 years ago. Everybody walked around campus with giant knapsacks filled to the brim with gear just in case there was some sort of emergency and they needed to go camping NOW! I had a friend that carried a full climbing rope with him all the time. Not sure if it ever came in handy in that terrible literature appreciation course we had to take...
Back in the 1930's, it was rather difficult to find a waterproof camera at your local electronic store. Of course there weren't too many tech blogs then to show you what was new on the market.
Below is probably the most practical thing you will read today.
Researchers in Germany and the Czech Republic have found that deer and cows have an innate magnetic sense, as they tend to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field lines when grazing or resting. That is, they generally faces north or south.
Poor William Pruett. The 23-year-old Tennessee resident was arrested Wednesday morning after police found nearly 50 grams of the marijuana bud. Some was stored in the back seat of his car but the majority was stored in a glass jar in the kayak strapped to the roof of his car.
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Below is probably the most practical thing you will read today.
Poor William Pruett. The 23-year-old Tennessee resident was arrested Wednesday morning after police found nearly 50 grams of the marijuana bud. Some was stored in the back seat of his car but the majority was stored in a glass jar in the kayak strapped to the roof of his car.