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Ok, so I am not a star. I am not even the star of my own web series.  I am not even a former star who might qualify to be a contestant on “The Apprentice.”  But I was filmed for an episode of the Sundance Channel’s new TV series “Push Girls.” As is the Hollywood […]

Welcome to Infinite Safari Adventures! That’s right – we changed our name. Why You might ask? One reason: We’ve simply become so much more than a kayak company. As our past guests can attest – our itineraries now include all sorts of adventure activities, not just water sports and our new name is designed to […]

Or canoeing? Maybe if you live in Los Angeles which is where the home office of Infinite Safari Adventures is located. We have here a concrete structure called the LA River that when it rains hard can be flooded and dangerous, but certain parts are beautiful and there has been a movement afoot for a […]

When Steve was first building our fleet of boats he needed some hatch covers for me to bring over.  After searching on the net we found them at Tom’s Top Kayaker Shop .  What I did not know is that TopKayaker had started out as an online magazine and the shop evolved to fill a […]

Besides kayaking and Africa, I am also obsessed with dogs – particularly our dog Heidi.  She is an actress (you missed her as “dog at restaurant” in Desperate Housewives?), and journalist (check out this article in the Stuio City Patch – Heidi Makes her Mark in a New Webisode for Performing Arts Studio West) and […]

Note: The following article was written February 19, 2011 My friends who live on the east coast hate me during this time of the year and they have really hated me during this past month as the constant snowstorms kept pounding them. They hated me because I would call up and nonchalantly ask “so how’s […]

One of the most important and challenging skills to develop in kayaking is what is called an Eskimo Roll. This is a maneuver to rescue yourself when you capsize.  The name Eskimo Roll comes from the legend that when Eskimos went out to hunt seals, walruses and other animals by kayak they had themselves sewn […]

Living in East Africa and being a sea kayaker offers the chance to go exploring new waters quite often.  In fact when Alan Feldstein came here in 2008 with his kids we were the first to paddle down a mangrove river and out to Maziwi Island.  Later when we were together in February after the […]