Today, 8 small dolphins joined me on my way. With their spinal fins they showed me the best current line through the wave maze.
I'm close, but you can’t get off at “Close” and you can’t tie your boat to "close". =) 79.8nm to Hiva Oa.
I was visited by a small (about 2 meter long) but very aggressive shark. It had a damaged fin, a reminder from another battle. It followed me and tried to hit the boat, but the boat is strong. I defended
260nm to Hiva Oa! Today I was visited by civilization - a small fishing boat and French Polynesian Coast Guard Helicopter. The pilot got close enough, to see that both my thumbs were pointing up - everything is fine, I
Hello, 9th parallel! I’ve missted you, darling. And the speed here is like in the good old days on the 5th parallel.
445 nm to Hiva Oa. Zigzagging up and down I hve made 4000 nm from Lima. After 4 months, the oars have become my arm extensions and the blades are now my hands.
532 nm to the island. Bad news: all video recorders have ended their careers. Good news: I started to write a book!
For two days I was rowing but pracicaly standing still. Don’t misunderstand me, I was still mowing West (to the left on the map), but the island is below me on the map. =)Yesterday, however, I felt that some of
If the Pacific has a FB profile or he likes surfing the internet, then I would like to thank him for the strong current that is now helping me to get to Hiva Oa. The new speed record is 47nm
Ha ha! Now I know how it is, when a flying fish hits the back of your head. Nothing major. After the collision it changes trajectory and flies further.