I feel terrible for Tim Taylor. Looks like he had to put his expedition with the goal to kayak around New Zealand on hold for the next couple of months. Things had been going pretty good for the past seven months and 4700km (of 5500km) when he got stuck for two and a half weeks at Ahipara waiting for the seas to calm down.

As soon as the first signs of spring melt the ice in Northwest Mongolia on Lake Hovsgol, four adventurers will launch their canoes to embark on a 2,000 km expedition through ancient waters in both Mongolia and Russia. Kokatat, the 39 year-old independent paddle wear and accessories company, is honored to sponsor the Vada Expedition.