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Tag Archives: All around the Circle
Calls from the Field: All Around the Circle
As part of my All Around the Circle Exhibit as part of the Unscripted Festival, opening in Twillingate on September 4, I am making it easy for folks to listen to the calls I made in from the field. As … Continue reading
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Tagged AATC, All around the Circle, I'se da B'y, media arts, photography, Twillingate, Unscripted Festival
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AATC: Looking Back at the Circle-Expedition Summary
Our sea kayaking expedition was inspired by the well-known and loved Newfoundland folk song, I’s the B’y. Our goal, like the song’s lyrics, was to paddle “All Around the Circle,” exploring the rugged and picturesque Notre Dame Bay coastline while, … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged adventure, All around the Circle, camping, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, kayaking, Moreton's Harbour, Nature, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel
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AATC Day 13: We’ve Gone All Around the Circle
Oh We’ve gone all around the circle!! We landed this afternoon back on the beach from which we left. Big challenging conditions but so excited, proud, and thrilled to have completed our expedition so not many pictures of today’s paddle. … Continue reading
AATC Day 12: Codjacks Cove
A windy forecast kept us on the beach today. We have one more pivotal paddle rounding the top of South Twillingate Island to complete our All Around the Circle expedition. It’s has been pouring rain all morning starting just as … Continue reading
AATC Day 11: An Audio Post from Codjacks Cove
Day 11 is complete, and we reached Codjacks Cove. Listen to our audio call below. We completed the expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support!
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, AATC, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 10: Paddle Magic Around Every Point
This will be brief. Today was awesome. Big paddling. Calm paddling. Cool paddling. Warm paddling. Paddling with whales. Even cooler was magic around many points: friends coming out in fast craft to say hello and take photos, surprising a dear … Continue reading
AATC Day 9: I’s the B’y Who Builds the Boat
We were winded off again today. We used the morning to prepare for our intended departure tomorrow by doing some making, marking maps, charging batteries, and ask local folks to share their knowledge of the coastline ahead. Chores done, we … Continue reading
AATC Day 8: A Whale of a Windy Day
With the high wind and waves, we were invited to our first shore/rest day of the expedition. As we were finishing breakfast, Bev came by our campsite to say that if we could be there in 15 minutes, there was … Continue reading
AATC Day 7: Hip Your Partner
We are camped in Sandy Cove tonight and when we paddled in, it seemed like a tropical paradise. Sandy, warm, and turquoise water had us pinching ourselves. Could this be real? It was indeed and we received such a warm … Continue reading
AATC Day 6: The Quiet of the Cove
I’m sitting under our rain tarp hiding from the sun in Cape Cove. We decided the weather was favourable for going around this formidable head at the corner of Fogo Island with a stiff breeze from the Southeast. We had … Continue reading
AATC Day 5: An Audio Post from Little Seldom
Day 5 is complete, and we reached Little Seldom. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support!
AATC Day 5: Arrival on Fogo Island!!!
We made it to Fogo Island and we paddled here! This was one of the big moments we hoped for on this trip but of course, was highly weather dependent. We had an early start so we could cross the … Continue reading
AATC Day 4: An Audio Post from the Port Albert Peninsula
Day 4 is complete, and we reached the Port Albert Peninsula. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! View our current location on the … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 3: Finding Our Groove
We’ve adopted an early to bed, early to rise paddling schedule so the picture above is me making breakfast before sunrise. Today’s paddle was fantastic! The coastline was rocky and treed with several Bald Eagles keeping watch as we paddled … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 2: An Audio Post from Intricate Harbour
Day 2 is complete, and we reached Intricate Harbour. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! View our current location on the All Around … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 1: An Audio Post from Moreton’s Harbour
Day 1 is complete, and we reached Moreton’s Harbour. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! This is our current location on the All … Continue reading
Tibb’s Eve for All Around the Circle
Tibb’s Eve is celebrated in Newfoundland and Labrador on December 23rd-the day before, the day before Christmas. Tibb’s Eve also refers to a day that will never arrive. When the to-do lists were endless, we thought, departure for this expedition … Continue reading
A Circle of Rhubarb Chutney, Salt Fish, and Paddling
With a mounting to-do list, I really didn’t need to add making rhubarb chutney and pickling burdock root to my day but I had no choice really. With garden fresh produce calling for my attention and with a limited window … Continue reading
All Around the Circle: Paddling a Folk Song
No one knows with certainty who wrote I’s the B’y but it was likely composed in the 19th century. The song was first transcribed in 1951 by folklorist, Kenneth Peacock, two years after Newfoundland joined Canadian confederation (as a side … Continue reading
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Tagged All around the Circle, Fogo, Moreton's Harbour, sea kayak, Twillingate
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