Cross-country canoeist stops in Manitoba on ambitious journey – Winnipeg [Video]

A New Zealand man says he threw himself “into the deep end” when he started a trip paddling across Canada in a canoe — especially since he’d never canoed before.

Tom Hudson, who found himself in northern Manitoba Wednesday, told 680 CJOB’s The Start that he’s a frequent traveller, with a day job as a sailboat captain, and a solo trip across the Great White North was a bucket list item.

“It was always just this idea that I had in my mind, I thought it would be a cool thing to do … and then the next thing you know, I was actually organizing it.

“Then bought a canoe, and I had no excuse.”

Hudson said his trip started in the Rocky Mountains and he’s progressing east, with the goal of making it at least to Montreal, if not farther.