Astrakhan Promenadae
Here is a short clip of the promenade in Astrakkhan. West says the city is extremely clean, very nice and beautiful. They ate dinner at...
Tent Talk
Just because I think y'all need to enjoy another video of the team chatting in their tent. This was a few days ago before arriving in...
Moskie Attack
Here is a short clip of the irritating gnats that are "in season" right now. I say, in season, because they are only around for about...
Astrakhan
West and Jeff arrived in the city of Astrakhan, Russia today after paddling 51.3 miles. The river is making the boys a little homesick. ...
Less than 350 miles to go
Tomorrow, if all goes according to plan, the team will have paddled more than 2000 miles in their first descent of the Volga River. As...
Loooong Day of Paddling
West and Jeff paddled 40.7 miles today. On the spot tracker, to me, it appeared they went much farther. If you are just learning to...
Perseverance
This is our word of the day... per·se·ver·ance ˌpərsəˈvi(ə)rəns/ noun noun: perseverance steadfastness in doing something despite...
Leaving Volgograd
Pavel was gracious enough to send us a great group of pictures of West and Jeff as they were leaving Volgograd. He and his brother spent...
Moshkas and Komars, oh my!
Now, I'm sure I've mispelled the names of these insects that are attacking West and Jeff as they camp for the night, so forgive me. I'm...
OMG!! This is WILD!!
Check out this bridge! I'm speechless. We'll be paddling under the famous "dancing bridge" tomorrow as we depart Volgograd. Won't be...