MacNick Adventures

18 December 2011

Freeride Testing

The Freeride from Dan MacFarlane on Vimeo.

The new Freeride has arrived. We picked it up yesterday and took it for a spin. The air temperature was a little chilly at 40F (5C), but the film crew toughed it out. Now we just need to teach the new little boat how to do some tricks.

14 November 2011

Belize 2011

Belize Diving from Dan MacFarlane on Vimeo.

We recently enjoyed a trip to Belize where we spent a week diving at the Turneffe Flats resort, on Turneffe Atoll. The resort is a 30 mile (1.5 hours) boat ride from Belize City. There were only 4 guests (including Erin and I) so we pretty much had the island resort to ourselves for the week. We did 3 dives a day for 6 days, totaling 18 dives at various sites around the Atoll. Highlights include: disturbing a rather large crocodile while walking along the breach, hunting lion-fish (an invasive species in the Caribbean), encountering a pod of melon-headed whales, and the trip to the Blue Hole and nearby Aquarium dive site.

Be sure to checkout the Video above.

Here's a map of the dive sites:

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And some photos:

27 October 2011

2011 Paddling Season

The New Boston, Farmington River, CT.
As the 2011 paddling season comes to an end, we're thinking back to the great times we've had on the river this year, and the great people we've met. This year was our first full season of paddling, and we enjoyed every minute of it!

Here's our river log, which does not include the many lake sessions we spent practicing our rolls: