Archive - The Lap

One Man’s 1,500km Kayak Journey Around Ireland - Outsider interview

I was pretty unfiltered on the topic of post expedition blues and the hard choices that come with loving the ocean more than people.

Jun 12 •

May 2025

Home from the sea...

It's weird waking up and not having to check the sea area forecast.

May 21 •

April 2025

Day 24 of kayaking around Ireland for Parkinson’s - I made it around Malin head and over the top of the island.

Apr 29 •

Week 3 - Munching miles to Malin

I’m finally around The Bloody Foreland and on to the north coast of Donegal.

Apr 25 •

Week 2 & Portnoo

Not many miles, but they were the miles I needed

Apr 22 •

Day 13 - Crossing Donegal Bay

My nightmare crossing is now a line on the map…

Apr 18 •

Back on the water! - Week 1

160 miles on the Wild Atlantic Way

Apr 14 •

March 2025

Podcast: Ariel made it around Ireland!

For the last two summers in a row, the weather in the North Atlantic has been so unstable that only one kayaker made it around Ireland each summer.

Mar 7 •

February 2025

Knots, Miles, and Minutes

Answering an FAQ about distance on the water

Feb 19 •

If you let the air out of your Thermarest when your alarm goes off, you have to get up.

Feb 6 •

January 2025

Side quest: Co-authoring with a 9/11 hero

“Post traumatic, to me, is not a stigma... it means you've been through something..."

Jan 28 •

December 2024

24 things sea kayaking taught me about life in 2024

Trying to impress your mentor robs you of the learning opportunities that come from admitting what you don’t know.

Dec 29, 2024 •

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