Na paddleboardu za snem – Klemšová Monika (2024)

Paddleboarding from Stockholm to Helsinki or on the Yukon? Does it seem crazy? Wild? Naive? Dangerous? And after fifty? Former civil servant from the Liberec city hall, Monika Klemšová, has accomplished it all. In just a few years, she has covered thousands of kilometers on her modest vessel across Czech reservoirs, rivers, and lakes, has completed three major journeys through Scandinavia, and her latest expedition took her to Canada on the Yukon and Big Salmon River. Let yourself be enchanted by the beauty of rivers, lakes, and seas from the perspective of a happy 'naive' amateur. ***** I love water; I often just sit by it and quietly observe everything around. I feel good by it, perhaps because I grew up by a beautiful reservoir in the Jizera Mountains. Wherever I find lakes, forests, and rocks, I feel somewhat at home. I am continually amazed by the strength and energy in that water. How it can caress the body and soul, but also destroy and take whatever it pleases. For some, it is a drug; for others, a nightmare; it can be everything one can imagine. ***** I also enjoy watching kayakers who dance in swirling currents and foamy waves. They are up here, then down there; it strikingly resembles a theater about life. I think water is similar to women and men. I know that for me, calm water suits me better...