A four day kayaking adventure to work

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Published 2021-06-19

Following two rivers, one drain, one sea and one creek, it turns out that paddling to work, which ends up being mostly a drag, over four full days, is bloody hard work.

After a stripped back walk to work (The Commute: walking 90km to work), I decided to continue experimenting between the lands and seas of home and work. This time by paddling. At least, that was the plan; following two rivers, a canal, the sea, and a creek- all the way to my desk. What usually takes 75 minutes by car took four full days of mostly dragging, burning over 18,000 calories. Sleeping by the river, under a train line and next to a boat ramp, the final drag through the suburbs was a full watershed transect, which is an intimate view into all the goods and bads of humanity- including myself. What was another commuting stunt turned out to be the hardest, most insightful four days of travel I’ve ever done.

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Produced and Directed by
BEAU MILES

Produced and Edited by
MITCH DRUMMOND

Filmed by
MITCH DRUMMOND
CHRIS ORD
BEAU MILES

Additional Footage
SARAH FOLEY
BRETT CAMPBELL

Final Sound Mix
JAMES DOBSON

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MUSIC:

The Long Wait by Max H
Pushing Boundaries by Oran Loyfer
Questions by Bell Always
Vuelta Al Sol by Tomas Novea
Undertow (instrumental) by Low Light
First Puesto by Rafael Rico
Dont Cheat by The David Roy Collective
Seis Continentes by Tomas Novoa
Hold (instrumental) by Sasha Daniel
Devotion (instrumental) by Skies Speak
Belonging by Muted