Vancouver Island solo sea kayak expedition 2019

[@peterhansen767]

Ich finde das immer schön, wenn jemand Mundart spricht. Niederländisch ist so ähnlich wie Plattdeutsch, aber kann man gut verstehen. Tolles Video. Vielen Dank!

[@mikepearce9876]

I'm an avid kayaker and just watched this. So very proud that you travelled around MY island!! I live in Victoria and have kayaked a number of locations that you have. You are simply amazing and thank you for saying such great things about our Island, Your home land is just as beautiful.

[@ajkayak]

Hi Mike, thanks for watching! My country is changed by hand, I loved the wilderness of 'your' Island.

[@Buckethead1705]

AMAZING!!!! What a wonderful movie and fantastic adventure ! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHARING !!!!

[@chaliceb5]

Wow, what an adventure!! I've just finished watching your film for the 2nd time and it hasn't failed to impress once again. What an achievement...you must have felt so satisfied after completing the trip. It already would have been amazing doing it in a group, but solo!!?? Tons of respect.

[@Fiona-tm1ns]

Wow, just watched this and loved it. Looks like a fantastic trip and the filming is great. Thanks

[@EdmundManfredMaurer-vd3ky]

I came to Vancouver Island 40 years ago as a backpacker and Had No boat. I envy you for this trip.

[@grace4today542]

I loved your narration of your journey! The photography was excellent too! Thank You for taking the time to put this film together, it was quite a pleasure to “come along” as you shared the adventure! Congratulations, from the Pacific Northwest, WASHINGTON, USA. I just started Sea Kayaking, much to learn still, but looking forward to my own adventures.

[@ajkayak]

Thanks Grace! It was a live changing trip. Stil have a lot of memories about it. Cool that you started kayaking. Enjoy your trips!

[@wherethepaddletakesme]

Great video! Glad you had a great trip that was both challenging and fun!

[@peterwokke4943]

Hoi Albert-Jan, Onder het genot van een kopje koffie weer (2e x) genoten van je fantastische trip. Wat een avontuur ! Dan was mijn solotrip rond Corsica een makkie vergeleken met Vancouvereiland. Hoop weer eens met je te varen op de Noordzee of Wadden. Groet, Peter

[@ajkayak]

De reis is het mooiste, het doel komt vanzelf dan. Dat is het mooie van ieder kajakavontuur.

[@icemanstg]

Wow - what a trip ! Been on the Island last year and thought it was perfect spot on earth. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@yt.damian]

potato chips and coke - the breakfast of champions. wonderful trip - well done.

[@ajkayak]

Haha Damian, I was really looking forward to a coke!

[@matsvass7945]

thank you, your story took me with force, I was mezmerized, and what an eye-opener for how life can be lived! Made my thoughts spin!

[@ajkayak]

Just go for it! I unfolds while traveling.

[@martienrijssemus9646]

Hoi Albert-Jan, nooit van gekomen om je avontuur op youtube te bekijken. Mooi hoor! Respect. Groetjes, Martien

[@ajkayak]

Hey Martien, wat tof dat je de film hebt bekeken. Dankjewel!

[@paulhillsdon7163]

I started this morning wanting to try my first spray deck skirt, but no motivation. Long story short, you played a very important part in another of your videos, then 15 mins of this video and my day had an emergency and your words and teaching made a great day better instead of a great day ending in serious trouble. AMAZING! I watched the second half now, and after a full days paddle, it's lovely to end the day watching you complete your successful, beautiful journey.

[@mariusengelsen7194]

Wow! Great movie, great jouney, well done! 👍👍👍👍

[@jwruskus602]

Ik heb dit avontuur nu voor de derde keer gekeken en het blijft een prachtige film👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TobiasHanika]

Wow, what amazing and inspiring trip you did there. Thx for sharing. 😊

[@Corcioch]

Very enjoyable film, thank you for sharing it with us.

[@JonasAlexanderson]

Very, very nice video. I was kayaking from Spring Island to Brooks Peninsula and back this August. I love to go back for a longer trip. Again that was an impressive trip you did.

[@underdgk9]

Absolutely spectacular!

[@Blackbird58]

I've been there and done that-I had better weather though" Vancouver Island is indeed a beautiful place and I will be back there in the spring and will take the ferry to Bella Coola and explore the fjords and inlets around there-I'm now 66 and feel as if my life is only just getting started!

[@bhaveman]

Mijn complimenten Albert-Jan. Geweldig avontuur, fantastisch vastgelegd. Wat je goed laat zien is dat zo’n trip heel veel uit Problem Solving bestaat. Of het nou materiaal problemen, energie of de omstandigheden je hebt overal een oplossing voor. Gefeliciteerd 💪

[@emrah_akay]

Awesome.. 🤩 thank you for sharing 🙂🙏

[@istra70]

Great adventure and rowing.... At night, breaking sticks around your tent - may actually not be a bear......

[@ajkayak]

hmm so what could it be...:-)

[@istra70]

@@ajkayak You don't want to see it.....just ask natives....

[@ajkayak]

@@istra70 hmmm...Sasquatch... maybe???? :-)

[@strangedean]

Great video, Loved every minute. I used to live in Nanaimo from age 14 to 20 then for a few years again in my mid 20s. It was a great place to grow up and fantastic for the outdoors and fishing etc. I used to Kayak and Canoe around Departure Bay and on some of the lakes. Maybe I'll get back there some time and have another go, I haven't got the experience or stamina to circumnavigate the island though, Putting my socks on these days is intense enough.

[@jujujay]

well done dude. seems like a good fun paddle and camp...

[@EzeAdventurer]

Absolutely awesome dude!!! Soooo well done!!!!! That sunfish encounter was beautiful!!

[@AndreasDietrich-c2k]

Dear Albert-Jan: My congratulations! First congratulation to your sportive achievement to paddle around an island alone in such condition, outstanding! And second also for sharing with your audience such a superb report with beautiful,dynamic photography, and honest comments! Obviously you paid much attention to capture your adventure to share it with your audience and I really enjoyed it! Safe journeys, Andreas

[@ajkayak]

Thanks Andreas!

[@mktpaulogomes]

Enhorabuena! Qué documental! Soy de Brasil y me encantó su viaje! Saludos 😊!

[@MrRupertbirkin]

Great video. Real and honest. Captured both the human and the natural. Well done.

[@VancouverIslandExplorer-mv9yl]

Excellent job putting all this footage together. I wish I would have known you were doing this, I would have happily dropped off supplies for you etc!

[@mikeh4245]

What a great video, and amazing trip - congratulations to you! I live in Victoria and love Vancouver Island, especially the west coast.

[@swimrski]

Wonderful. Thank you.

[@reneopstals6417]

Wauw wat gaaf zeg en respect voor je dappere avontuur in je eentje.

[@jaguarundi98]

watched the entire thing with joy. very nice story telling also with beautiful shots!

[@nullislandlife]

What an amazing journey. Thank you for adding the English subtitles.

[@VancouverIslandExplorer-mv9yl]

Also wanted to say that you are brave and I hope you feel pride in what you accomplished; the unknowns and uncertainty can be quite frightening, but you pushed through it.

[@ajkayak]

Thank you so much for your complement. Thats a good start of my day!

[@GiovanniBonanno-nv6du]

Una spedizione bellissima, bravo! 😃💪🏼

[@ajkayak]

Thank you Giovanni!

[@ytnsanw]

Great trip - well done. Seems like you need to pay more attention to your hydration.....

[@davehansford4888]

Quite a few cookies were harmed in the making of this film! Thanks so much for making it… I appreciated that you talked honestly about the low points, but it was good to see you enjoying the highs. You know you’ve achieved something very worthwhile when you’ve experienced both. I’m insanely jealous…😊

[@ajkayak]

Hi Dave, thank you so much! It was incredible to be there on my own and experience all the moments that appeared. Just feeling the ups and downs, breathe them in and out and keep on going was the best to do. I changed my way of living let the moments even now be.

[@stefaanwuyts]

Heerlijk om mee te genieten. Mooi gedaan

[@JosephMullin]

2017 2018 I did a 5000 mile solo kayak trip from Northern Maine to key West Florida. The sights and experience were worth it. But all the emotions you go through is a good life experience.

[@jayspot4]

Congratulations! Epic adventure! Beautifully shot, edited and narrated. Thank you so much for sharing. Such a soft spoken soul with a calm demeanour, loved every minute of it!

[@ajkayak]

Hi James, thank you so much! Your words are so kind and they hit me this morning in quietness. Thanks!

[@renebergsma2616]

Dank voor het delen. Prachtig verslag van even indrukwekkende tocht.

[@brookedurkan8412]

Amazing paddle and storytelling, thank you for sharing this adventure with us

[@JosephMullin]

I am not sure of the condition around your island but I traveled 1 - 3 miles offshore. It got me out of the surf and it was calmer out there. The danger was it was a long paddle back to shore.

[@JosephMullin]

I use the C-Tug for my trolley. It is very rugged and breaks down to 5 parts.

[@billblogso]

What a awsome achievement, well done.

[@ep4617]

Best regards from Melbourne! Albert is a good inspiration. It is amazing to document such a long trip.

[@KsiNixNie]

Fantastische documentaire. Vancouver Island is een prachtige plek maar eromheen varen in een kajak, in je eentje, is wel een heel bijzondere manier om het eiland te bezoeken.

[@karenbennett3525]

Thank you for sharing this awesome experience. The video is stunning in all ways. I am not comfortable on the water so this is something I will never experience first hand, but your video is beautiful and allows me the next best thing. Thank you. It is beautiful.

[@JosephMullin]

Congratulations!! It is envigorating at times to be out all alone man against nature.

[@sim-sam]

Thank you very much for taking us on that trip! yep, tough cookies, very brave stuff - I realized the interconnecting importance of waves-boat-paddler-live even more in those much more open, more rough environments, as I do (for now) only (alpine) inland waters... Impressive Imagery, warms the appetite ;) - and: those trolleys break exactely there. Built my own (out of steel, its a bit heavier, but can be easily serviced and has a very small packing dimesion...). BR

[@alexmatthewsseakayaker9138]

Greetings from Vancouver Island! What a great video. It’s really wonderful to see you discovering the place as you paddle it. You also did an amazing job of capturing images of the critters that inhabit our coastlines and forests (and all while sitting in a Nordkapp - well done: it’s not the most stable boat for taking pictures from :).

[@ajkayak]

Hi Alex, It was quite a challenge to keep the camera stable in the Nordkapp. haha. Thank you for the compliment. Its an amazing landscape, everyday surprises of nature.

[@maryjoandomingo760]

Wow... I love all destination of the island.... I like.. adventure.. god bless

[@garyhakala5168]

I did the first half of this trip 20 years ago. It rained every day except for one. Conditions were so severe half our party quit. But I will never regret the experience.

[@edithst-martin5626]

Bravo!! You took me on a wonderful trip, thank you for that!! You are an exceptional man!!

[@ajkayak]

Thank you for the compliment!

[@remcojacobs1172]

Held

[@matthewwillis4892]

I remember about twenty years ago when Haley Shepard solo circumnavigated V.I. She's hardcore, what an adventure.

[@georgedavis1594]

What a mesmerizing presentation of your experience, physically, mentally and spiritually. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelskala8445]

Well done there!

[@ajkayak]

Thanks Mirek!

[@rbtahe]

Wow... well done and well documented. Thank you verry much for this. From a swiss Kayaker. Best regards Rolf.

[@danicoal]

thanks so much for sharing this experience, I love the way you explain the whole trip. You've been really brave, all my respects.

[@ajkayak]

Thanks!

[@gopher1132]

Super job! You grow immensely in body and mind by doing things like this, which allows you to go on and do even greater things. Thanks for sharing.

[@mitchellbrinton4814]

Great video! Thank you for sharing! I am from the region, where are you from? :)

[@trailnscaleRC]

Fantastic job friend! very inspiring, and so lucky you got it done before things got crazy in 2020. which PFD did you use, also what length Werner paddle did you use? Thanks

[@ericpassiniemi3194]

Incredible achievement Albert. I've been to some of those waters on a much bigger boat, and thought they were dangerous. You sale in a different level altogether. Well done! Thx Eric

[@ajkayak]

Hi Eric, thanks! Every day there is a moment i still think about my adventure. It was really life changing. Must be excellent to sail there with a bigger boat.

[@monsterkayaking3700]

Wow, well done..amazed u managed to keep all the cameras charged.

[@jokerm338]

Very impressive!!! It’s a dream!

[@christophersmith7714]

Thoroughly enjoyed your adventure. I did a 4 day, 3 night kayak trip in the Gulf Islands on the East coast of Vancouver Island and loved it. Massive respect on completing a very hard trip.

[@Taren-ky7id]

Hi, great film :) How did you get your kayak to Vancouver? Best regards Thomas Bechmann

[@ThomasBechmann-wz2lr]

Great film, what camera equipment did you use?

[@krzysztofgrasssnake]

Great adventure. Cool film. Nice job all the best !

[@peterkuiper3088]

Wat een mooi avontuur! We hebben ervan genoten.

[@ajkayak]

Dankjewel Peter, leuk dat je hebt gekeken!

[@CathyMartinTBW]

What an inspiring video. You bring it right to us, and leave us thirsty for more.

[@pingkuo7355]

Such an amazing documentary of the trip. Thank you for sharing.

[@zeev]

wow. amazing circumnavigation. this is something i've thought about and now discovered some did it. just amazing. thank you for posting this record of your adventure.

[@jasonlagunilla769]

What an adventure sir 💙 I am a beginner kayaker myself, I live in Toronto Canada. I am just starting to do the Great Lakes for now, the ocean coastlines are very beautiful though. Thanks for sharing this awesome video,I have enjoyed it so much. Stay safe 💙

[@hermione9445]

Thanks so much for sharing your amazing adventure with us ..💕

[@stanleyprank837]

Witaj , przepiękne widoki i wspaniała podróż , pozdrawiam .

[@ajkayak]

Dziękujemy za obejrzenie filmu.

[@colmhanrahan2769]

Thanks Albert, I really enjoyed your video. What a great adventure

[@walteregomusic]

Very good film, would love to do that. 👍

[@davidash2727]

Great adventure thanks for sharing. When I was on Vancouver Island it only rained once but it started on September and ended in April.

[@davidmathieson6089]

Great to see Nordkapp kayak in use. My one is 40 years old and still going strong. Valley sea kayaks from UK. Circa 545 cm long. Several variations over the years but think all similar length.

[@ronheinemann525]

Excellent video Albert!! Very entertaining. I learned a lot watching it and it will help me prepare for my kayak trip in BC. Thank you.

[@joethi4981]

Wow are you still in BC? I would love to kayak with you for a day.

[@4x4overlandingandotheradve28]

Geweldig, dankie... vanaf Nieuw Zealand.

[@kayasper6081]

Ik kan mijn comentaar op je video niet meer terugvinden? Nogmaals: wat een prachtig document heb je gemaakt, ik weet hoeveel werk dat is, en ik zou graag wat ervaringen met je willen uitwisselen.

[@greghull6987]

Brilliant…… thank you!!

[@xutaosong7448]

Could I drive my 10.8 feet inflatable boat from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo? Is it very risky?

[@ajkayak]

Sorry, i'm not familiar to inflatable boats and how they act on the water.

[@hanzovanbeusekom2441]

Prachtige trip! Gefeliciteerd!

[@ajkayak]

Dankjewel Hanzo!

[@chamupoke]

シーカヤックの旅　素晴らしい。

[@EdmundManfredMaurer-vd3ky]

Why did you Not fishing instead of transporting tons of food ??

[@ajkayak]

It was a balance between time and travel. Filming takes a lot of time and with a 35 km schedule i had to make decisions.

[@claymaker4579]

how do we get hold of you to chat about this trip

[@RobAar58]

Mooi avontuur Albert-Jan. Ik zou graag meer details over de voorbereiding willen weten. Mvg Rob

[@kayasper6081]

Hoi Rob, ik wissel ook graag kayak reis ideeën uit. Ben je iets aan het plannen? Je mag me altijd contacten, ben ook nieuwsgierig naar jouw voorbereidingen.

[@RobAar58]

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[@JosephMullin]

On my trip I had an orca breach just 3 feet off my bow, I saw plenty of dolphins, 2 sharks, 3 alligators, and plenty of manatees. I slept on 3 islands with wild horses.

[@richardskip]

Hoi Albert. Ik had al van je reis gehoord, maar nu pas je film ervan gezien. Geweldig! Als ODW lid zou ik je graag uitnodigen eens op (je ouwe) club te komen vertellen over je reis. Grv Richard Blok

[@ajkayak]

Hoi Richard, dat lijkt me een leuk idee. Heb je een voorstel voor een datum?

[@richardskip]

@@ajkayak ga ik overleggen en kom ik op terug

[@buffalolizard]

This was extraordinary! How long was the kayak?

[@robbrenton9438]

You the man 🤙

[@kevblackadventures]

Geweldig! Wat een avontuur man

[@ajkayak]

Nou en of, denk er nog dagelijks aan.

[@kevblackadventures]

@@ajkayak ik ken het gevoel. Heb ooit de Gambia rivier uitgevaren, ook echt een aanrader. Beste tijd uit mijn leven