Author: jvmullin

 

Just finished interviews with local tv and newspaper. Will share tv when i get a copy of it. will take picture of newspaper article and post it when it comes out.

One man one mission to save thousands

https://mission22.networkforgood.com/projects/22262-acske2017

My new mantra:

One man one mission to save thousands

Thank you in advance for your support

So far for sponsors I have Bending Branches Paddles, Backpackers Pantry, and now I have West Marine and Garmin have come on board. Welcome to the expedition.

I am still waiting to hear from Necky, Delta and Current Design kayaks and Kokatat to see if any one of these fine companies will join us.

I am also waiting to hear back from Maui Jim and Costa Del Sol sunglasses.

I can see two great reasons for one of them to want to be a part of this, first it is helping our veterans that are in trouble suffering from PTSD and TBI, 2nd when was the last time one of their kayaks was used for a 2000 mile expedition.

From a marketing stand point alone their are thousand of veterans out there coming home that need to get back to normal living. Kayaking is a great stress reliever! Showing you care about veterans is a sure fired way to get them as customers. That your kayak is built with such craftsmanship and quality that it can endure a 2000 mile expedition and keep going.

I may be one person but I represent thousands and will be speaking on their behalf when I make my stops. It would be great advertisement if they see your sticker on the kayak.

 

A good friend of mine gave me a small container of red feather pins. He didn’t tell me what it meant he just said look it up.

For Native Americans (I am 1/4 Cherokee) if you are given a red feather it is a sign of strength and integrity. This is an honor receiving this from someone who thinks you have these qualities

Especially with this trip coming up.

We know integrity is doing the right thing always even when no one is looking.

Strength we first think of muscular strength. But strength has many meanings look it up in a thesaurus because there are far too many to write them a here.

After reading through the list I discovered that I have a number of the traits mentioned and that I will need to call upon each and everyone of them during this trip and even planning for it.

S I want to thank my friend John for thinking so highly of me to honor me with a red feather. I will wear them proudly.

I had sent an email to West Marine asking them to donate a Garmin Gpsmaps 78 SC. They responded with a email stating they contacted Garmin on my behalf and Garmin is donating one. I will check it out and write a review once I receive it.

Thank you Heather Steinberger from West Marine for your awesome service. 

As  contemplate how much work I have left planning all the stops to fundraiser for Mission22, I am thankful that I am healthy enough to make this trip. I am thankful for my family and friends.

But, I cannot help thinking of the struggles that my fellow vets are dealing with trying to get through this holiday and those that may not make the next.

These thoughts renews my energy and determination to succeed in my journey.

To instill compassion into those I meet to make them aware and to educate them. I am but one life on a mission to save thousands and I cannot truly enjoy until I have reach the end of my trip.

I am still hoping that I can get the kayak I need to make the trip easier and safer either through the company sponsor program or raise the funds through my gofundme. 

I received good news today that Garmin is donating the GPS unit I would like to take with me. A very grateful thank you to Garmin.

I only have 5 months to go before I start.

In planning my expedition I had to consider where to sleep at night. Being a member of Good Sam Club I had the campground directory.

So I sat here one day researching campgrounds along the east coast that would be close enough to the coast to portage using a dolly like a C-TUG.

I am sharing this with you to help you plan your adventure along the coast.

Enjoy!!

Expedition Campgrounds
Maine	City	Phone
Arcadia /Blackwoods	Bar Harbor	800-365-2013
Rockland			MITA
Wassamki Springs	Portland	207-839-4276
Red Apple CG	Kennebunkport	207-967-4927
Beach Acres	Wells	207-646-5612
Sea-vu CG	Wells	207-646-7732
Libby’s oceanside	York Beach	207-363-4171
Massachusetts
Cape Ann Camp sites	Gloucester	978-283-8683
Pinewood Lodge	Plymouth	508-746-3548
Rhode Island
Fort Getty Park	Jamestown	401-423-7211
Fishermans Memorial	Narragansett	401-789-8374
Connecticut
Seaport RV Resort & CG	Mystic	888-203-2956
New York Long Island
Hither Hills  ST. PK	Montauk	631-668-2554
Sears Bellows Suffolk County PK	Hampton Bays	631-852-8290
Southhaven county pk	Brookhaven	631-854-1414
New Jersey
Long Beach carefree resort	Barnegat	609-698-5684
Brookville CG	Barnegat	609-698-3134
Beachcomber	Cape May	609-886-6035
Holly Shores	Cape May	877-494-6559
Seashore Campsites	Cape May	800-313-2267
Depot Travel Park	Cape May	609-884-2533
Delaware
Big Oaks Family CG	Rehoboth Beach	302-645-6838
Treasure Beach RV Park	Fenwick Island	302-436-8001
Maryland
Assateague St. Pk	Ocean City	410-641-2918
Castaways RV Resort	Ocean City	410-213-0097
Frontier Town CG	Ocean City	800-228-5590
Virginia
Kiptopeke State Park	Cape Charles	757-331-2267
Holiday Travel Park	Virginia Beach	866-850-9630
Virginia Beach KOA	Virginia Beach	800-562-4150
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras Natl. Seashore	Nags Head(Oregon Inlet)	252-473-2111
Camp Hatteras	Rodanthe	252-987-2777
Cape Hatteras KOA	Rodanthe	800-562-5268
Ocean Waves CG	Rodanthe	252-987-2556
South Carolina
Apache Famiy CG	Myrtle Beach	800-553-1749
Lakewood Camping Resort	Myrtle Beach	877-525-3966
Ocean Lakes Family CG	Myrtle Beach	800-341-6659
Pirateland Family CG	Myrtle Beach	800-443-2267
Huntington Beach ST. Pk.	Murrells Inlet	843-237-4440
Campground @ James Island	Charlestown	843-795-4386
Rivers End CG	Hiton Head Island	800-786-1016
Georgia
Cathead Creek Rancj & RV	Darien	912-437-2441
Jekyll Island c g	Jekyll Island	866-658-3021
Crooked River	St. Marys	800-864-7275
Florida East Coast
Coral Sands	Ormond Beach	800-441-1831
Sunshine Holiday Daytona RV	Ormond Beach	800-405-6188
Tomoka Basin Geopark St. Pk.	Ormond Beach	386-676-4050
North Beach Camp Resort	St. Augustine	800-542-8316
St. Augustine Beach KOA	St. Augustine	800-562-4022
Beverly Beach Camptown	Flagler Beach	800-255-2706
Cape Kennedy KOA	Titusville	321-269-7361
Jonathan Dickinson ST. Pk	Hobe Sound	772-546-2771
Long Point Rec & RV	Sebastian	321-952-4532
Vero Beach Camp Inc	Sebastian	877-589-5643
Sebastian Inlet ST. Pk	Sebastian	321-984-4852
Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucia	Fort Pierce	772-812-7200
Road Runner Travel	Fort Pierce	800-833-7108
Savannahs Rec Area Public	Fort Pierce	772-464-7855
West Jupiter Camping Resort	Jupiter	888-746-6073
Lion Country Safari KOA	West Palm Beach	561-793-9797
Quiet Waters Park	Deerfield Beach	954-357-5100
North Coast rv park & marina	Ft. Lauderdale	954-983-2083
Larry & Penny Thompson CG	Miami	305-232-1049
John Pennekamp Cora Reef ST PK	Key Largo	800-326-3521
Key Largo Kampground & Marina	Key Largo	305-451-1431
King”s Kamp RV Tent & Marina	Key Largo	305-451-0010
Riptide RV Resort	Key Largo	305-852-8461
Boyd’S Key West Campground	Key Westl	305-294-1465
San Pedro Village (?)	Islamorada	305-852-8481
Long Key SRA	Long Key	305-664-4815
Jolly Roger	Marathon	800-995-1525
Sugarloaf  Key Wesy KOA	Sugarloaf Key	305-745-3549