The second Mocke Paddling/Paddle Africa downwind camp of 2025 is underway on the Western Cape of South Africa. Kenny Howell, an Alabama native now living in Montara, California, is participating along with a few other North Americans. That's Kenny on the left, speaking with Jasper Mocke as the group prepares to put in at Miller's Point. Jasper's brother Dawid is standing behind Kenny.
I've known Kenny for some six or seven years. As the West Coast rep for Epic Kayaks, Kenny handled my surfski rental the two times I flew out to the Gorge Downwind Championships on the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. Already a very solid downwind paddler, Kenny will likely come home with some tools for upping his game.
Seeing the photos and video on social media of Kenny and friends enjoying the Miller's Run in the summer sunshine is a reminder that I'd sure like to get back there sooner or later. I think my Grand Canyon trip is as much as I can chew on this year, but... maybe next year.
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