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...Down The Hill

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Below 1000!

Well, the team are less than 1000 miles away. Woo Hoo! They are camped in a jungle after the Samara Bend. There are no beaches. The...

Samara Update from West

We've enjoyed our stay in Samara and are looking forward to getting back on the Volga this morning after breakfast. The water has sped...

Taking a Break

I blogged a few days ago that the team was going to stop for a few hours, wait for the waves/wind to die down and then paddle later in...

The Birds

Remember a few days ago, I blogged about the swallow nests in the cliffs? Well, here is a quick visual of those birds. WOW. Could not...

The Dam is Behind Them

They boys paddled 52.1 miles today. That puts them past Tolyatti and well on their way to Samara. West said the dam was very tough to...

Tomorrow: Tolyatti

Our goal is for the team to portage the dam at Tolyatti tomorrow. It's, apparently, a very large dam that will take West and Jeff some...

Ulyanovsk

Well, some expeditions aren't without their challenges and this one is no exception. We have had a few small glitches with our modes of...

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Where are we now? Click here

West Hansen and Jeff Wueste are from Austin, Texas. Our goal for this expedition is to be the first paddlers to kayak down the entire length of Europe's longest river, from it's source in the Valdai Hills of Russia to the Caspian Sea, the 2300 miles (3700 km) will take about 50 or so days. Jason Jones will join the team in mid-May and complete the final distance with Jeff and West. Our first expediton was the Amazon Express, which we completed in 2012

www.theamazonexpress.org

Seeing as we are self-funded, tax deductible donations for the expedition and documentary are garciously accepted at the PayPal button (above).