Did you see how fast I managed to stop in Sabang? 🤔 Hmm, I also didn't notice! This reminded me of RIO Olympics in 2016, when it was 20km until the coast, but we couldn't get closer to it. Back

I'm approximately 40km to the Sumatra coast. All is covered in heavy clouds and Indonesia's volcanos are hiding quite shy. 33mn left till Sabang island. Need to calculate the road well, so I'm there only after the sunrise. 6 surprised

Sabang is not a very large island, approximately 10x10 km. The flow is getting stronger, which is good, I just need to make sure to aim this one well, to not miss my turn! 85nm left till Sabang. Sabang nav

It starts to get a bit crowded here. 9 tankers passed by today. The closest one was approx.400m, but it's alright! DOLPHINS, little ones and so many of them Kļūst mazliet blīvāk. Šodien jau 9 tankeri pagāja garām. Tuvākais ap

I am in the Straits of Malacca, but the waves are as long as in the open ocean. They are helping me well now, thanks. The sun bakes without a break. At night, the strait becomes full of fishing boats

It was a bumpy night ride! Wind and waves, a lot of local fisher boats without walkie-talkies or radars, but I managed First time without seasickness meds! Bumpy ride naktī, vējelis+vilnis, daudz vietējo zvejas laivu bez rācijām vai radariem, bet

Langkawi's lights are drying on the horizon. Once again, I can navigate by my old friend Orion. 14 hours of rowing today, I'm soo happy! 😊 Uz horizonta izzust Langkavi gaismas. Varu navigēt pēc Oriona, vecā drauga. 14h arejiens šodien, sajūsmā!

Just before the New Year I finally restarted the row to continue humanpowered circumnavigation around the world!🌊🌊🌊 The feeling, that I can't compare this to anything. As cheesy as it may sound, but really even the a small rowed distance matters. My