On May 2nd Dan and Bethany Cox of dbkayak.com paddled out of Lubec, Maine headed for Key West, Florida in an attempt to paddle the entire east coast of the U.S. It has taken over 7 months, and been an amazing amount of paddling but the couple has nearly completed their epic journey. They estimate they will finish December eleventh.
Hannah and I came across Dan and Bethany’s adventure after we finished our paddle. We started following their trip as they reached the halfway point. They started nearly a month before us and were only halfway done when we finished. This ought to give some idea of how epic this trip was. We were really excited to see another couple about our age doing a similarly big kayak trip. Their trip was a lot longer but was a lot less remote which I am sure added a whole different element to their trip. We found their trip through a few mutual sponsors, Aquapac, Badger Balm, and Hot Chilly’s. We are super excited for them and want to congratulate them on an awesome adventure. We remember what it felt like to cross under the bridge in Houghton and finish up our oddesy. I hope they feel just as triumphant.
Their journal is really interesting and it was fun reading through it to see how their trip compared and contrasted to our own experiences. They were also a lot better about keeping theirs up to date. I have to apologize for that. We just have gotten busy and when we do have free time typing hundreds of hand written pages isn’t exactly the most appealing thing. I promise we will get to them soon. Really soon I hope.
If you have the time send them congratulations. It is an amazing feat they have accomplished.
You can find their website at: www.dbkayak.com
Or follow them on Twitter: twitter.com/dbkayak
