HOBART, Australia -- It is no faster than walking, and it is one of the most physically taxing forms of travel. But the rewards of adventure kayaking put this extreme sport in a class of its own.
Imagine paddling on gin-clear water along an empty beach that stretches to the horizon, or following the reflective waters of a river around bends edged with mangroves brimming with birdlife and fish.








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