Sath(Charlotte,nc)

Any chance your return to civilization will bring you through Honolulu? Though we were but the first stop in your fantastic latest trip, I must say that I and the rest of the Aloha State have grown quite fond of you. We’ll keep a cold beer on ice for you, just in case.

Congratulations! Royal are your efforts, and a Royal Reception at Tarawa was most appropriate. That was one on my favorite landings out three dozen I made in the Pacific, while sailing 11,200 miles of it. Enjoy every moment of it. Go pick up some of their stamps …they are artwork for sure …you will cherrish them in memory of your milestone.

It was an honor to take part in your Hawaii stop …thank you for including me. I still have a sea barnnical that fell from Brocade’s hull while in our boatshop.

Aloha; enjoy a nap under a coconut tree, Gary Brookins

“A 41 year old Briton becomes the first woman to row solo across the Pacific it’s nice to hear it again I’m very — looking — and Roz savage arriving on the island of your body this weekend says. Her goal was to raise awareness about climate change. I’m — London Fox News radio.”

my interpretation

“A 41 year old Briton becomes the first woman to row solo across the Pacific it’s nice to hear it again I’m very — looking — and Roz Savage arriving on the island of Tarawa this weekend says her goal was to raise awareness about climate change. I’m — London Fox News radio.”

According to Google search this might be what you heard … but I listened and “nada”

5 Minute Newscast (12PM EST – 9/7/2009) – FOXNews.com
Sep 7, 2009 … The Power of FOX News on Radio! 12PM EST Newscast on 9/7/2009. … feet up on — and 41 year old Roz savage says the purpose of request was …
http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/25949166/5-minute-newscast-1pm-est-9-7-2009.htm

But there is this …

Briton attempting to be 1st woman to row solo across Pacific finishes trip’s 2nd leg

thanks for your friendly comments on my comment. I´d like to comment that
Yes Naomi, I´d like to develop my thoughts a little. But I´ll be off and away for a couple of days. No cell phones no blackberry no laptop no internet. Just some books and a camera.

By the end of next week I´ll be back, full of energy and new ideas.

Bye from Hamburg.

Congratulations again!
Jamie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_b7bmLHgVc

Quite an assortment! These were taken from various blogs – you can also read back through the blog archives for the original photos. Hope it helps!

friends I’ve never met
rally ’round a regal Roz
a tear wells and swells

well, just one more in honor of what Roz has accomplished to show us all …

rolling ocean seas
surging power abundance
fragile life balance

Thanks for sharing your photos Nicole … almost as good as being there ;-D

Thanks for the inspiration!
Amy

Rozta’ Bill

I hope you don’t mind if I post the link to that album here.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=2412295&id=3414805&ref=nf
(hope that works)

Roz, I’d love to hear what some of the track highlights of your last miles’ music that you were listening to. I’m looking forward to all the other details and stories, and the book tour schedule!

http://joantsherwood.com/#/sept052009/

PS. Seems as if the CNN coverage has given Roz some ‘sick’ last minute fans…. groan! Good observation there Unca Doug.

Been a big fan of the adventure. Call me mad, but I fired up Flight Simulator, and punched in the airport for Tarawa (Kiribati), and took a flight around the island and ocean – just to see how small a spot it is, amongst the great ocean. Great job and congratulations.

Tomas

It’s going to be quite something to let you go, as it were, while you carry out your various plans prior to the last leg of your crossing and presumably aren’t blogging about rowing an ocean during that time. Funny how possessive one feels about staying connected to your efforts, when we’ve never met and I have no entitlement whatsoever to your thoughts, feelings and deeds when you aren’t rowing somewhere and choose to share them for support and to offer inspiration! Talk about living vicariously!

Thank you yet again for the inspiration and sheer determination it took to get to Tarawa–entirely on your own steam–you have made this kind of physical and mental challenge real with your openness and honesty–you have more than earned the crown of flowers, the massages (and the cold beer I’m sure you’ve been enjoying in the past day or so!)

Sincere congratulations on this terrific and terrifying accomplishment.
You did it! You actually did it!! What a woman!!!

As one of the many (and growing number of) proud Rozlings, “THANK YOU!” for taking us along.
What a thrill this has been. You made us feel a part of something big, indeed.

We will miss you amazing adventures at sea, but look forward to the next one soon enough!

Take care..enjoy your victory..remember it all!

Kuddos to Nicole for a job well done!

xo-Nikki & Aidan Actis

Like a true athlete you gave it your all!

The reception you received from the Tarawan (?) people was no accident. Every person that came to that island before a plane ever landed there, arrived after many days at sea and, like you, had lost the sure footing and were thirsty for water and human contact. So those husky men knew from centuries of experience as maritime people that this is what you needed most. As for Nicole’s reception, the splash and the beer, only the best of friend would have known

It’s ironic to think that while you were crossing solo a vast ocean, we were so knowledgeable of your every moves and every moods and now that you are on land – among us all – we will soon lose that almost daily so personal contact.

I’m happy for what you have achieved and I rejoice at the prospects ahead but I also feel a bit sad, as if the friend you have become will leave us soon for a while.

’till we meet in San Francisco, congratulation for this epic adventure.

Friendly yours

Sebastian

Unfortunately I haven’t heard of your adventure until a few days after your departure, when I was looking up nature conservation issues somewhere on the internet. Since then I have been following your tweets and blogs every day – that was a great distraction (I am just learning for my diploma) and has really made me dream… I was looking forward to reading them every day – many thanks! For the next stage, I’m there from the very start – and certainly many of my friends whom I have told of you and your adventures!

For now enjoy your time for recreation!!!

Kindest regards from Germany, Florian

Nicole, you are just the BEST. You worked so hard to pull everything together. Some very long days, but YOU DID IT! (The beer was an inspired touch …)

Major major congrats, Roz. Thanks so much for taking us on this journey/adventure with you. I am just blown over by what you have accomplished, and the incredible influence you have had. (You can’t imagine the guilt I feel over every plastic fork I’ve used over the years. Eeek!)

And I also think it is amazing and cool that you have inspired a group of us from around the world, who don’t even know each other, to become a sort of team ourselves….a.k.a. the Rozlings. There has been some great dialog here. (Ignore the naysayers/trolls!)

Welcome back to land! I can’t wait to read all the stories, see all the pictures, and cheer you on to your next endeavor!

Loved following you on Twitter. Thanks for all the updates. Roz may not know what I did this summer, but I know what she was up to thanks to social media… and I’m cool with that.

Roz Savage lands on terra firma.