The PaddlerUK magazine July 2015 issue 3 | Page 56

P D L RUK 56 A DE As if it were a reward on our last day we were greeted by blue sky and silky still waters. Our final hurdle was crossing a wide open gulf but in this weather is was a total pleasure. Fishing boats tooted and waved as we approached the fishing harbour and it felt as if word had got around of our travels (although that may have been my imagination). Stepping out of our boats to take in our first taste of civilisation in weeks, was mindblowing. People, roads, cars and buildings overwhelmed our senses and a feeling of utter achievement soon flooded our bodies. Links www.erinbastian.com Twitter & Instagram: @erinbastian Its almost unbelievable to me that a journey I’d dreamt up, just by looking at a map, was now engraved into my memory as life changing experience. It is crazy to think of the amount of wilderness you can explore from a kayak and I can’t help but think this will not be my last sea kayaking expedition. Watch Erin’s Patagonia video: http://vimeo.com/117658247