Overlooking Chesil Beach near Weymouth where a met some great folks of the MCA coastguard about the upcoming journey Chesil Beach is 17 miles long and absolutely spectacular it is located on the southcoast.

The beach at Weymouth, there are many beaches on this coastline very similar to what you see here,  It will be remarkable to see 'Spirit Dancer' come into this beach in May 2008.

Along the southcoast another beach appears its golden sands await us. The coastline here is so different than ours, the History of this coastline is steeped rich in culture and landscapes like no others.

There are so many magnificent buildings along the edge of the coast, here we visited an old Castle and Church with a sailboat under full sail preparing for a day out at sea.

Lighthouse at Start Point on the southcoast is a very spectacular place, here I am standing on the coast trail which is a walking path that travels around the coastline of UK, another reason for me to take the challenge of paddling it's splendid coast.

Near Start Point, if one was to zoom in on the bottom left hand corner of the image you will find an old village that was partially swept into the sea by winter storms, it is near the village of Torcross. Some buildings are still standing. Notice the colour of the sea.

Barbara, my wife, stands near a famous rowing Gig built by Ralph Bird who has built 29 rowing Gigs, all hand built and beautifully hand crafted, This is on the west coast of Wales near St. David's in Porthgain.

Breakwaters surround the coastline of the British Isles which is very comforting when preparing for such a great journey, technology has been extremely helpful in this process and Google Earth provides incredible detail for our research over the past three years here we are in a very small community of Porthgain, the people have been extremely helpful in my plans to visit them by Canoe.

The west coast of Scotland is truly spectacular and will offer challenges throughout that I have been assured, here at the Lighthouse at Rudha Reidh a late fall storm force 10 whipped the seas into a wall of whitewater, 50 to 60 knot winds are a common occurrence and we will be working very closely with RNLI and MCA for accurate updates for storms approaching the coast.

The village of Gairloch nestled along the shores of the westcoast is a remarkable spot, here I was interviewed by Two Lochs independent radio station the smallest licenced radio station in UK. There are hundreds of villages like this along the coastline.

The Isle of Luing and the village of Cullipool awaits our arrival by Canoe hopefully sometime in early October 2008 if weather allows us, it is an island that one will need to get to by a small car ferry just south of Oban. Barbara and I have made some great friends there and have provided lectures about Canada  and the Eastern High Arctic for the two room schoolhouse and the community.

At our friends home overlooking the sea in Cullipool, a sunset to remember. What more need I say!

Barbara and I have made three trips to Orkney, the people of Orkney have made our stays so very welcome, there is a tremendous history here between Canada and Orkney, the young men that traveled to join the HBC and the Voyageurs, it will be a very special occasion when we finally arrive here at Stromness, we joined remembrance day and the pipe band and later to the Legion!!

The day after Barbara and I arrived on Orkney, a hurricane welcomed us with up to 150km winds, all schools and businesses were closed and everyone closed up the hatches, we decided to go for a drive and film and photograph this splendid wild sea, the waves may have reached a height over 30 ft the wind carried the spray hundreds of metres across the land. A humbling experience!

The northcoast of Scotland, about 35 years ago my brother Simon and I rode our bicycles across the top of Scotland not knowing at the time that I would plan a canoe journey around its' shores! So very spectacular and somewhat wild I would say.

A very typical scene here on the northcoast of Scotland, Our journey will include many experienced and skilled paddlers that are familiar with this coast, the Scottish Canoe Association SCA is a proud sponsor of ours, we welcome all to be part of this very special occasion and we invite all mariners to follow us and keep an eye on our safety at all times.

North of Inverness, near Golspie on the east coast of Scotland we are traveling north to Wick then onto Thurso, this is a very typical scene and it seems in the Fall that the water is more tranquil and friendly, lets hope it will be for the Summer of 2009.

The coastline of the British Isles is very unique and lends itself to many possibilities, traveling by canoe one is not far from a village or a road which in its self is remarkably different than our coastline where you may travel days and sometimes weeks before you see anyone, so remoteness we have here in British Columbia, our crews for 2008 are very excited and the Brits even more so!

Near the village  Berwick-upon-Tweed, east coast,Barbara and I over 20 trips have had the opportunity to see a lot of the country by Rail, Car, Ferry, Bicycle, Foot and by Canoe we are looking forward to seeing our canoe when it arrives in UK in early April 2008.