Creating memories that last forever, exploring places few have seen before, going the extra mile to experience the unique, the rare…the next-to-impossible.
That’s what adventure is about, and for photographer and adventurer Chris Burkard, it is a key part of both his profession, and his personality.
And for his latest adventure, Sea-Doo was an integral part of each of those components.
Burkard, and friend and fellow photographer Elli Thor Magnusson, had a goal in mind – to explore areas of Iceland that logistics, physics, and mother nature made tricky to visit … unless you had the right vehicle.
For Burkard and Magnusson, Sea-Doo provided exactly that – the solution to the extremely shallow reef passes and the highest tides in Iceland that mark West Iceland’s remote, beautiful, and for many – impossible to reach islands, inlets and hidden coastlines of Breidafjordur Bay near Stykkishólmur.
“You have these super shallow reef passes that go between Islands in Iceland, and when you pair that with the biggest tides in Iceland, you know, meters and meters and meters, it can be really complex. Utilizing something that’s got the ability to kind of peak around and sneak around this unique area is something you really couldn’t do with any other type of vehicle but the Sea-Doo,” Burkard explains in this Sea-Doo Adventure video of his exploration of some of West Iceland’s most inaccessible, and most beautiful landscapes.
With some navigational advice from local fisherman, sailor and captain Kristjan Lar Gunnarsson, Burkard takes advantage of the SeaDoo Explorer Pro’s stability, technology, storage, range and maneuverability to check one more “once-in-a-lifetime” adventure off of his bucket list.
“So the beauty of an experience like this is, this really comes down to the self-sufficiency. I mean, for me, the thing that is really so exciting about any type of experience or adventure is not having to rely on a support vehicle or some big infrastructure,” Burkard says.
“Being able to just open up the hatch – my camera gear, my drone, everything I need is right there. Food’s in the back, I’ve got all the gear I need, extra fuel, fishing rods. You could be off the grid for a couple days.”
Visit the Sea-Doo Life: Adventure playlist to get inspired for your own next Sea-Doo adventure, and be sure to check out the Sea-Doo YouTube channel or search for #SeaDooLife for an extended selection of Sea-Doo how-too videos and feature clips on each of the vessels in Sea-Doo’ lineup.
