THE MORNING AFTER: On Rick Shema’s Weather Update – do go and have a look – is a good report of yesterday’s events. My personal thanks to Rick and his family for allowing me to stay there in the run-up … Continued
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Day 98 Countdown to Roz’s Arrival
Countdown to Roz’s Arrival – Possibly Monday September 1. On Thursday I flew over the Pacific from California to Hawaii for nearly five hours, at a speed of about 500 miles per hour. The ocean appeared to be so vast, … Continued
Day 97: Pearl of Peace
This afternoon, as the clouds of a squall passed away, I glanced over my shoulder and saw land – the first land I’ve seen since I rowed past the Farralone Islands just west of San Francisco. That was on May … Continued
Day 96: Guest Blog: International year of the Reef
Aloha! I am honored to be asked by Roz and her support team to provide a blog entry so that Roz can concentrate on rowing to Hawai’i. We can’t wait to greet her in Waikiki! I have not had the … Continued
Day 95: Hello Hawaii – Almost
Today I passed the line of longitude of Hilo, which lies on the western side of the Big Island of Hawaii. This marks the start of the final countdown into Waikiki. When I did the Atlantic Rowing Race, the race … Continued
Day 94: Fundamental Issues
I’ve been at sea for over 3 months now, and it’s starting to take its toll on my body. I’ve been fortunate so far – but this week I’ve started to fall apart. Nothing major – fingernails lifting from fingers … Continued
Day 93: Waikiki or Bust!
In 2002 I went to the Explore weekend seminar at London’s distinguished Royal Geographical Society. I was to be the sponsorship organizer for an archaeological expedition to Peru, going in search of Inca ruins in the cloudforest near Machu Picchu, … Continued
Day 92: Things I Am Looking Forward To?
.Not saying I’ve missed these things, because it is just a different existence out here – but they are all things I enjoy that I haven’t been able to do for over three months now: And now that the end … Continued
Day 90: Time Flies?
Ninety days already. Or ninety days – seems like forever! I’m not sure which I feel. On the one hand, now that I am well into my daily routine, weeks seem to whizz by. But when I think back to … Continued
Day 89: A Watery Walkabout
I aspire to be happy, healthy, and wise. I think many of us do. And for me, once I’d figured out that my old materialistic lifestyle was not making me especially happy, I needed to find a new set of … Continued