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29/08/2026

J is for J-stroke 🛶🇨🇦

One of the first strokes most canoeists learn – and one you certainly get plenty of practice at on a journey like the Bloodvein!

It might not be the most glamorous part of expedition canoeing, but over nearly 200 km of river, an efficient forward stroke and a good J make quite a difference. 😁

Although, as Dave demonstrates here, sometimes all that forward paddling leads somewhere a little more interesting…

Next up… K.

Bloodvein Expedition 🛶🇨🇦

28/08/2026

Fancy joining us on Anglesey next week? 🌊

We’ve had a last-minute space become available on our Coastal Sea Kayak Skills Week, 31 August–4 September.

Five days on the water developing your skills and confidence for coastal journeys – working on boat handling, rescues, navigation, tides, weather and decision-making, with plenty of time to put it all into practice.

📅 31 August–4 September
📍 Anglesey, North Wales
💷 £400 for five days
Last-minute space available

https://www.paddleinternational.com/coaching-courses/sea-kayak-courses-and-training/coastal-sea-kayak-skills-week

Also coming up…

Advanced Sea Kayak Leader Training | 26–30 September.

Five days for experienced sea kayakers looking to develop their leadership in more challenging environments, making the most of Anglesey and the conditions we find throughout the week.

📅26–30 September
📍 Anglesey, North Wales
💷 £500 for five days
One space left

https://www.paddleinternational.com/coaching-courses/sea-kayak-courses-and-training/advanced-sea-kayak-leader-training

Not sure which training is right for you? Send us a message and we’re always happy to chat through your experience 😊

27/08/2026

I is for Indigenous Portage Trails 🇨🇦

Sometimes the journey leaves the river.

Along the Bloodvein, portage trails take you around rapids, chutes and waterfalls that can’t be paddled.

But these aren’t simply trails created for modern canoe expeditions.

For generations, Anishinaabeg have travelled, created and maintained routes across this landscape by land and water – travelling to hunt, fish, trap, gather and move between communities and camps. Many of these routes continue to be used today.

Travelling the Bloodvein by canoe means following some of those same routes – sometimes with a canoe on your shoulders. 🛶🇨🇦

Next up… J.

🇨🇦 Bloodvein Expedition 🛶

Your first sea kayak expedition doesn’t have to start with years of expedition experience. 🌊If you’re already comfortabl...
25/08/2026

Your first sea kayak expedition doesn’t have to start with years of expedition experience. 🌊

If you’re already comfortable on day trips, the next step might simply be learning how to turn those days on the water into a journey.

Packing a kayak. Living out of it. Making camp somewhere reached from the water.
�Waking up, packing everything away and doing it all again.

Our Sweden Archipelago Expedition is designed as an introduction to exactly that. 🇸🇪

Four days journeying by sea kayak through the islands of Sweden’s Bohuslän coast, camping along the way - with support before the trip to help you arrive feeling prepared for your first expedition.

Because sometimes the best way to learn expedition skills is to go on one. 😊

🇸🇪 Sweden Archipelago Expedition�📅 31 August – 5 September 2027�💷 £1,200

Interested? Send us a message or visit our website: https://www.paddleinternational.com/international-trips/kayak-swedish-archipelago

Where could your first expedition take you? 🌊

24/08/2026

H is for History 🇨🇦

Look closely at the rock faces along the Bloodvein and you may see something pretty extraordinary.

The Bloodvein River waterway is home to the largest collection of pictographs in Canada - Anishinaabe rock paintings created using red ochre.

The pictographs include canoes, animals, handprints and other figures and symbols.

They form part of Pimachiowin Aki - “The Land That Gives Life” - a landscape cared for by Anishinaabeg for thousands of years.

There’s so much more to a canoe journey than the paddling. 🛶

Next up… I.

🇨🇦 Bloodvein Expedition 🏕️

23/08/2026

What if your next whitewater canoe trip was a road trip through Norway? 🇳🇴🛶

Six days of paddling. Different rivers. Spectacular scenery. And the flexibility to follow the best water.

In July 2027, Paddle International and Heart & Soul Adventures are heading to Norway for a whitewater canoe adventure through the Sjoa and Lillehammer regions.

There are two separate weeks:

🛶 Grade 2 – for canoeists with plenty of Grade 2 experience
🛶 Grade 3 – for experienced Grade 3 paddlers

We’ll transport your own canoe from the UK, then road trip between rivers, staying at a mixture of wild camps, campsites and simple campsite cabins along the way.

Which week would you choose – Grade 2 or Grade 3? 👇

🇳🇴 3–10 July 2027 – Grade 2
🇳🇴 10–17 July 2027 – Grade 3

Interested? Register your interest via our website to receive the full information pack: https://www.paddleinternational.com/international-trips/norway-whitewater-canoe-holiday

Paddle International × Heart & Soul Adventures

(Whitewater paddling images include some of our previous canoe adventures; Norway imagery is illustrative.)

21/08/2026

G is for Granite. 🇨🇦

It’s pretty hard to miss the ancient rock of the Canadian Shield on the Bloodvein.

The river winds its way through this incredible rocky landscape, with exposed bedrock shaping the channels, rapids and shorelines along the way.

Some of the granitic rocks in this part of Canada are billions of years old.

Paddling through it makes for some pretty dramatic scenery – exposed rock, rushing water and forest stretching as far as you can see.

Not a bad place to spend a couple of weeks in a canoe. 😍🛶

Next up… H.

🇨🇦 Bloodvein Expedition 🏕️

19/08/2026

F is for Fresh Fish. 🎣🐟

It doesn’t get much fresher than this.

Caught on the Bloodvein, cooked in camp and eaten beside the river.

Some expedition dinners are pretty hard to beat. 😋

There’s something wonderfully simple about travelling by sea kayak. 🌊🇸🇪Everything you need packed into your boat.A route...
17/08/2026

There’s something wonderfully simple about travelling by sea kayak. 🌊🇸🇪

Everything you need packed into your boat.

A route to explore.

And somewhere new to call home at the end of the day.

Sweden’s Bohuslän archipelago is made for this kind of journey – weaving between islands, stopping when somewhere catches your eye and experiencing the coastline at kayak pace.

For anyone wondering what it might be like to try their first sea kayak expedition, this is a pretty special place to start.

🛶 Sweden Sea Kayak Expedition
📍 Bohuslän, Sweden
📅 31 August–5 September 2027
💷 £1,200
🌅 Includes a two-day pre-expedition weekend in Anglesey, North Wales

💬 If you’re wondering whether this expedition is the right fit for you, just send us a message – we’re always happy to chat.

🔗 https://www.paddleinternational.com/international-trips/kayak-swedish-archipelago

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