I am so excited to be able to finally tell you that I was voted the winner of the Media Professional category at the “World Paddle Awards” today. The organisers told me the fantastic news back in November so I would have time to arrange travelling to Portugal to pick up the ‘golden paddle’ award, and it’s been really hard to keep it a secret since then. Unfortunately I am in Antarctica on a sailing and sea kayaking trip. I guess truthfully, it’s never unfortunate to be in Antarctica, but it’s unfortunate timing, as I would love to be in Portugal meeting the judges and other recipients.