North Carolina, where he currently resides, is a paradise for water lovers. People flock here from all over the United States, as well as from other countries to benefit from the wealth of boating and fishing opportunities of the state in the Outer Banks, barrier islands, has given the sounds, marshes and rivers, and the waves and surf of powerful Atlantic.
Paddle sports are particularly popular in the state, and growing more. Pam Malec faced the need for a good pointerthe range of the most beautiful coastal children with his indispensable guide book of sea kayaking in North Carolina, the best excursions and visits from Currituck to Cape Fear.
Malec describes 35 kayak routes, each with detailed directions and maps, with an estimated return time and difficulty levels. It also offers advice on nearby attractions, places to eat, and so on. This information is accompanied by evocative black and white photographs of lighthouses, the cityDocks, bridges, horses and dunes of wind.
When I was in the central part of North Carolina (known as the Piedmont) live, I can most of my bath in a nearby lake. The first time I went to sea after purchasing this book, I jumped at the opportunity to bring in salt water and the beach to follow my kayak tour suggested Malec – hammocks, and what happened to ride from the mainland to the Bear Island State Park, the track was exactly as described (righthis warning about the changing tidal current in this area!). I can not wait to go back and try some of their other proposed trails.
Pam Malec has been for more than 25 years, kayak at the time this book was first published. She is a leading authority on kayaking and surfing, and she wrote the curriculum of one of the top surf kayak recognized training courses conducted.
Sea Kayaking in North Carolina GuidePublished by The Globe Pequot Press in Guilford, Connecticut, ISBN # 0-7627-0817-4.