It’s day 11 and Colin has made it to an island near Bamfield. Haines Island is uninhabited now, but old buildings and an orchard remain. It is also the where Voss and Luxton, who in 1901 set off to canoe around the world in their dugout Tilikum, spent a month after getting hit by a [...]
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Partnering with Sundog Eyewear
July 20th, 2010 No Comments
One of the things we’ve learned after spending months at a time in a small boat is just how important eyewear is. Good sunglasses not only provide comfort and protection from harmful UV radiation, but also enhance vision by cutting glare and exposing hazards under the surface. For this reason we are very excited to [...]
Tags: Angus Adventures · colin · eyewear · julie · rowing · sundog
January Update - Happy New Year
January 13th, 2010 6 Comments
We brought in the New Year quietly, drinking eggnog and reminiscing about the last decade. I mentally pledged to eat healthier and call my parents more often and Colin claimed to have made no resolutions, although I have noticed that his office is markedly tidier. The start of New Year is also a time [...]
Tags: adventure · Colin Angus · Julie Angus · rowing · The mountaineers · Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival · Vancouver Maritime Museum · Village Books
National Geographic LIVE - Quest for Adventure speaker series
August 18th, 2009 No Comments
[ November 24, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Last year, Canadian couple Colin and Julie Angus set out from Scotland on a 7,000-kilometer journey to Syria. Named 2006 Adventurers of the Year by National Geographic Adventure for their human-powered, global circumnavigation, this intrepid pair once again tested the limits of human-powered travel in a journey that was also a personal odyssey. Hear the story, as [...]
Tags: adventure · Colin Angus · cycling · film premiere · Julie Angus · multimedia show · Rowed Trip · rowing
Kingston, ON - ROWED TRIP live show & film premiere
August 18th, 2009 No Comments
[ November 20, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join bestselling authors Colin Angus and Julie Angus for their newest show, ROWED TRIP. Part film, part drama and all humour, it will delight not only the adventurous but anyone who has discovered the delights and challenges of travelling with a spouse. Using two rowboats, Colin and Julie voyage 7,200 km from the northern tip of [...]
Tags: adventure · Colin Angus · cycling · film premiere · Julie Angus · multimedia show · Rowed Trip · rowing
Waterloo, ON - ROWED TRIP live show & film premiere
August 18th, 2009 No Comments
[ November 21, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join bestselling authors Colin Angus and Julie Angus for their newest show, ROWED TRIP. Part film, part drama and all humour, it will delight not only the adventurous but anyone who has discovered the delights and challenges of travelling with a spouse. Using two rowboats, Colin and Julie voyage 7,200 km from the northern tip of [...]
Tags: adventure · Colin Angus · cycling · film premiere · Julie Angus · multimedia show · Rowed Trip · rowing
Ottawa, ON - ROWED TRIP live show & film premiere
August 18th, 2009 No Comments
[ November 19, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join bestselling authors Colin Angus and Julie Angus for their newest show, ROWED TRIP. Part film, part drama and all humour, it will delight not only the adventurous but anyone who has discovered the delights and challenges of travelling with a spouse. Using two rowboats, Colin and Julie voyage 7,200 km from the northern tip of [...]
Tags: adventure · Angus Adventures · cycling · film premiere · rowing
“Staycation” in Desolation Sound
July 14th, 2009 No Comments
Julie and I are back from a week-long rowing voyage amongst the picturesque archipelagos of Desolation Sound. This region is home to British Columbia’s largest marine park and deep fjords that include the steepest drop from mountain peak to sea floor in all of North America.
Our journey began from the shores of Cortes Island. We [...]
Tags: Desolation Sound · Hernando Island · rowing · Savary Island · staycation
Edmonton, AB - ROWED TRIP live show and film premiere
June 25th, 2009 No Comments
[ November 6, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join Colin and Julie for the launch of Rowed Trip – a film and multi-media presentation detailing their most recent expedition. This show is designed to inspire, entertain and amuse. Part film, part drama and all humour, it will delight not only the adventurous but anyone who has discovered the delights and challenges of travelling with a [...]
Tags: adventure · Colin Angus · cycling · film premiere · Julie Angus · multimedia show · Rowed Trip · rowing
