The spectacular remote South Coast of Newfoundland holds a particular fascination for him, and Cape La Hune is high on his favourite places list. You won’t find many tourist locations on Richard’s list of sea kayaking spots, which tends to be for expert level experienced paddlers. Namely, it should be relatively small and specific (not a large area like the entire Bay of Exploits) it must be very unique and it can be visited by variety of paddle craft, but has to be little known or difficult to get to. Richard has very precise guidelines on what constitute a great kayaking “spot” for him. Additionally, Richard’s wilderness travel experience includes a sea kayak expedition up the west coast of Greenland that finished 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle. He is the author of Paddle Canada’s Coastal Canoeing program and over the years he has delivered more than 175 courses under Paddle Canada’s nationally accredited curriculum, certifying thousands of individuals. Richard Alexander (co-founder of The Newfoundland Kayak Company) is the first and one of only four individuals in Canada to hold the highest sea kayaking certification possible (level 3 Instructor Trainer). It is an almost impossible task to choose only a few, but I reached out to one of the most experienced and qualified kayakers in the province and the country for his choices of favourites. In a province as vast as Newfoundland and Labrador, there are countless coves, boundless bays and bights, hundreds of haunting harbours, and secluded spots by the score that would make a top list of places to sea kayak. Once known as Turks Gut, this section of Marysvale is stepped in stories of a ghostly drummer boy, narrow escapes and, best of all, a small Turkish pirate ship hiding here to avoid capture by the naval authorities. Weaving through a cathedral of dual stone arches, I glide past the huge sea cave visible only at low tide before threading a needle past a turbaned stone-faced man guarding the narrow entrance to a tiny hidden cove where a river greets the sea. Avid kayakers share some of their favourite paddling spots in NL
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