PORT ANGELES — West Coast author and adventurer Susan Marie Conrad will give a slideshow presentation Thursday on her 1,200-mile solo sea kayak expedition up the Inside Passage.
The talk will take place at 7 p.m. at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., along with a raffle drawing.
Signed copies of Conrad’s memoir, “Inside: One Woman’s Journey Through the Inside Passage,” published last May, will be available after the talk.
Entry is a suggested $10, which will benefit the Mended Orphans and Widows Fund.
Preceding the lecture will be a 6 p.m. social hour next door at Sound Bikes &Kayaks, 120 E. Front St., with live music, door prizes, discounts on boats and paddling gear, and an author meet-and-greet.
Conrad, who lives in Oso, set out in the spring of 2010 on a solo trip in an 18-foot kayak named Chamellia that took her 1,200 miles from Anacortes to Juneau, Alaska.
In her book, she tells of her adventures, exhilaration and fears.
She has been involved in the paddlesports industry for 25 years and currently holds an American Canoe Association (ACA) Level IV Open Water Coastal certification. She also has been a personal fitness trainer, ski patroller, avalanche team leader, whitewater raft guide, graphic designer, photojournalist and marketing specialist, according to her website at www.susanmarieconrad.com.
For more information, visit www.go2openlive.com/susan-marie-conrad.html or contact Sound Bikes &Kayaks, which is hosting the event, at 360-457-1240.
