Cuba Kayak Adventures

I was fortunate enough to meet David Guillem, a proud Cuban ambassador, at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show in 2012. Two weeks later I flew to Cuba to meet David again and to have him show me around. It was soon evident that Cuba is much more than an inexpensive 'all inclusive' beach destination. The natural beauty was more than I had ever imagined! It is a completely untapped gem for paddlers and adventurous nature nuts like myself. Over the next 2 years David and I tackled mountains of paper work, endless meetings with the government, the coast guard, ministry of tourism, customs etc.. We also faced the struggles of getting the first container of quality sea kayaks and paddling equipment into Cuba. With my first grey hairs showing and some crazy stories to tell, we had done it! I'm so proud to be apart of Cuba's very first sea kayak tour operation. Our tours started fully in oct. 2014 and have since become a huge hit. The word has started to spread among the paddling community attracting people from Canada, France, Ireland, Germany, Norway and of course the U.S. is just itching to get there as well. With the great success of year one almost behind us I looked to team up with another like minded company to help grow the company for 2015-2016 season. It was a cold Canadian winter day that I invited a great friend and colleague of mine, Peter Whaley owner of Coastal Spirit Expeditions, for a coffee. Well, it wasn't long before Peter joined me on one of our trips and was SOLD on the experience and wanted to become part of this exciting venture. Peter and I have known each other for over 10 years and suffer from the same infectious fun loving disorder. The perfect team to infect the world with the bug called Cuba.