The Next Adventure: A 55km Family Canoe Journey Powered by Bixpy

A 55-kilometer canoe trip. Two young kids. Camping gear for the journey. And one mom determined to show her family what adventure can look like.

The Next Adventure, directed by Tyler J. Correll, follows paddler and mom Brenna Kelly and her two children on an overnight canoe journey through the Canadian wilderness. The 9-minute short film was selected for the 2026 Paddling Film Festival World Tour, joining the festival’s international lineup of paddling films being shown to audiences around the world.

For us at Bixpy, there’s another reason this story is special: a Bixpy motor comes along for the journey.

A Family Adventure, 55 Kilometers in the Making

Taking on a 55-kilometer wilderness canoe trip is an adventure in itself. Doing it with two young kids makes it something entirely different.

Everything the family needs comes with them. Camping equipment, food, clothing, safety gear and everything required for an overnight journey all have to share space in the canoe.

And then they start paddling.

Against a backdrop of mountains, forests and open water, the kilometers slowly pass. They paddle, explore, make camp and continue the next morning.

It’s beautiful, but it isn’t always easy.

That’s part of the point.

For Brenna, the journey is about more than introducing her kids to paddling or reaching the end of a 55-kilometer route. It’s also about the example she hopes to set for them.

As she reflects in the film:

“Be active, connect with people around you and nothing is ever too hard. I hope these are some of the examples I set on this adventure.” — Brenna Kelly

Those words capture what The Next Adventure is really about. The distance and the destination give the family a challenge, but the experience gives Brenna an opportunity to show her kids what it means to stay active, connect with one another and take on something that might initially seem difficult.

Paddle When You Want. Power When You Need.

Along for the trip is a Bixpy motor, mounted to the canoe with a Bixpy canoe adapter.

The Bixpy isn't there to replace the paddling experience. It's another tool available when the family needs it.

On a 55-kilometer journey with a loaded canoe and two young kids, conditions and energy levels can change quickly. Sometimes everyone is ready to paddle. Sometimes tired arms need a break. And sometimes having electric propulsion available simply gives a family more flexibility to keep moving.

Paddle when you want to paddle. Power when you need it.

That’s exactly the kind of freedom we want Bixpy to provide.

The adventure still comes from getting out there, experiencing the water and taking on the challenge. Bixpy simply gives you another option along the way.

Finding Strength in Each Other

What makes The Next Adventure worth watching isn’t really the equipment—or even the 55-kilometer distance.

It’s the family.

The film captures the small moments that make trips like this memorable: working together, pushing through fatigue, experiencing somewhere new and discovering what you’re capable of when the people beside you are counting on you.

For the kids, 55 kilometers becomes a series of new experiences.

For Brenna, it’s an opportunity to share something she loves while passing along something bigger: the confidence to be active, connect with the people around you and believe that a challenge is never too big to take on.

And somewhere between the first paddle stroke and the final takeout, the challenge becomes part of the reward.

From the Wilderness to the Paddling Film Festival World Tour

That story has now traveled far beyond the waters where it was filmed.

The Next Adventure was officially selected for the 2026 Paddling Film Festival World Tour shortlist. The annual festival has showcased paddling films since 2006, with its World Tour bringing selected films to screenings for paddling communities around the world.

Seeing a family adventure featuring Bixpy become part of that lineup is something we're incredibly excited to share.

But perhaps the best thing about the film is how simple its message is.

You don't need an extreme expedition for an experience to become an adventure.

Sometimes you just need a canoe, a place worth exploring, the people you want beside you—and the courage to start.

Watch The Next Adventure

Follow a mom and her two kids as they paddle, camp and explore their way through a 55-kilometer overnight canoe journey.

Watch the trailer:
https://youtu.be/gM2vMzTBGWA

See The Next Adventure at the Paddling Film Festival:
https://www.paddlingfilmfestival.com/the-next-adventure

Adventure isn't only about reaching the destination.

It's about finding courage in the journey—and inspiration for the next one.