Barb Lelli has been paddling for over 10 years. She has explored waters off the Pacific Northwest , Baja California , and the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, as well as the coast of Maine. Barb is a Registered Maine Sea Kayak Guide. She is also a certified American Canoe Association Sea Kayak Instructor. She is crazy about coastal birds and marine mammals and loves to share this fascination with her students. Her articles about seals and conservation appear in the Maine Island Trail Association Handbook as well as in scholarly journals.