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2010 Artful Adventure trip dates will be available in February!

Our festive culinary adventure sizzles with great food, clinics and tasting! It’s a one-of-a-kind gastronomic extravaganza, packed full of sensory delights, spices and methodologies. During the three days, you will learn some traditional Mayan heartland foods and their cultural significance as well as various classic Mexican foods and traditions...all over the camp stove and/or campfire.

Jose de la Cruz Sanchez-Avila is a native of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, has a degree in marine biology, is an American Canoe Association Sea Kayaking instructor and to top it all off is an incredible and creative cook- especially if you like it HOT (“picante”). He enjoys sharing recipies from his homeland (even those special ones from his Mom!), as well as his vast knowledge of the birds and flora and fauna of the Apostle Island.

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SPECIFICS:
DATES:	2010 Artful Adventure trip dates will be available in February!
COST:	$549.00 plus tax. A $75 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a reservation. Final payment is due 60 days before the trip departs.
INCLUDES:	Kayaks and associated gear, 3 dry bags per person, instruction, permits, shuttles, great camping cuisine and camaraderie!
KAYAKS:	Tandem and single kayaks will be provided. Groups of six: 1-2 tandems, 2-4 singles. Trip participants can expect to rotate in and out of double and single kayaks during the trip. Tandems are required on trips to accommodate food and kitchen equipment as well as for safety purposes.
GROUP SIZE:	6 plus your guide(s)
TENTS:	National Park Regulations permit 3 tents per individual camp site (groups of 6). You may be asked to share a tent in some instances.
FOOD:	World-class camping cuisine that you create with the instruction of Jose!! You will be amazed at what you can prepare in the field. Please let us know if you have any vegetarian preferences as we can accommodate most requests.
MILEAGE:	4-8 miles (2-5 hours) a day paddling time depending on camping permit availability. Basecamp so we can spend plenty of time on our Yoga matts.
YOU SUPPLY:	Sleeping bag and pad, personal items, a notebook and pen to write down recipies, tent if you have one & a bit of fun! Therma-rest sleeping pads and sleeping bags available for rent on a first come, first serve basis. Reserve early!

This trip is geared to beginner and intermediate paddlers with good physical conditioning.

MEXICAN COOKING AND SEA KAYAKING BASE CAMP (3-DAY) TRIP ITINERARY
Please keep in mind that this itinerary may change!!

DAY 1

8:30 am	Meet at the Living Adventure main facility for introductions and general trip orientation.
9:30-Noon	We spend the morning on the water learning basic kayaking strokes, practicing wet exits and rescues and becoming familiar with safety considerations on Lake Superior. This is a fun, informative session - prepare to get wet!
12:00 - 2:00	Lunch, introduction to the cooking you will be doing and packing for the overnight.
2:00 – 5:00	Depending on camping permit availability, we’ll base camp on Oak, Sand or York Island. On the way, we may pass several historic Lake Superior shipwrecks; the Fedora, Ottawa and Coffinberry – all of which are visible from the kayaks and are either submerged or partially on shore. Or we may have the unique opportunity to paddle in some sea caves: under arches, into vaulted chambers and into the cavern's deepest recesses. The areas we explore will depend on the permits we are able to acquire through the National Park Service.
Evening	Set-up camp and enjoy creating the early evening meal created at water’s edge.

DAY 2

Morning	Your guide will have coffee going early enough to get the group up for cooking “juevos rancheros” and then launching for a day of exploring and paddling. We may experience sea caves, red sandstone cliffs, spectacular views, a loon swimming by or perhaps a historic lighthouse. Again our itineray will depend on our campsite locaton.
Lunch	A shoreside burrito lunch is enjoyed somewhere along the way.
Afternoon	Paddle back to camp to prepare “la cena” (the evening meal).
Evening	Another sumptuous dinner and then settle in for a campfire and maybe even a story of the ghost that haunts the beaches of some of the islands. Be sure to ask your guide about the captain of the Sevona, a steamship that went down during a tremendous storm on the Sand Island shoals.

DAY 3

Morning	One last creative breakfast cooking session gets us ready for our paddle back to Living Adventure.
Lunch	Lunch is enjoyed on a lovely beach along the way.
2:00 pm	The trip wraps up around 2:30 at your final destination where we are met by a Living Adventure staff person and are shuttled back to Bayfield.

BUEN PROVECHO!!

Other camping spots may include Basswood Island or York Island or even a secluded beach along the mainland with a chance to paddle the Mainland Sea Caves. Please ask about permits when you call to make your reservation…we will know 30 days before trip departure date.