You’re certainly an ambitious soul, Roz, to do that ride after your row. At least the weather is likely to be good. Is Nicole in Hawaii laminating hundreds of Lara Bar wrappers?

I think my cousin Geof and his wife, Leslie, may be able to attend one of your S.F. appearances. If I can’t get there myself, at least I can send relatives!

I especially liked this “quote” … which seem typical of your style …

I think there are a lot of parallels between what’s happened in my life and what needs to happen collectively on the environment–metaphors like course correction.

And as for the “misquote” about the brakes,
just had to laugh – it’s deserving of a haiku …

so much to prepare
ocean brutal environs
brakes get corroded

BTW, Nicole was in the room with me when I did the phone interview, and she took no offence over the team question – so if it’s okay with her, hopefully it’s okay with you!

But, I do have to mention feeling a slight bit of surprise at your response to the question asked during your interview with Outside Mag.

Question:
Is there a team surrounding you? How do you navigate? How do you get food?

Answer:
There is no team.
I don’t see a single human being while I’m out there. I’m just totally, totally on my own. How do I navigate? I’ve got a compass between my rowing shoes, so that’s actually out in the rowing cockpit. And then I have a GPS that’s inside the cabin so I just check the GPS at the end of each rowing shift.

I am sure you meant no slight, but it seems that the incredible team you had and still have supporting you along the way suddenly disappeared.

Again, knowing how grateful you were to have the support, in more ways than one, I was just a little surprised they were not mentioned. Perhaps, you thought a team “surrounding you” was meant literally, and maybe it was. But, nonetheless it seemed just a bit remiss, and I can’t imagine that would be your intention.

Also, I would love to do the bike ride, but drat recent finances.
Have a good ride!

(Not sure why, but so weird, but great to have you respond from NY whenever you want to!)

I’m a 1st time poster who like so many have wondered what it will take until I finally jump in? I’ve had a few “close calls”, the most recent being when I received a very nice response from your mother to my request for one of your Larabar bookmarks. You see, your book is scheduled to be released on my birthday, and I thought I would reward myself with a gift. However, life, as you clearly know, doesn’t always turn out how we planed. Well, I am finaly writing today because I received a surprise in the mail today from Amazon. Yes, your book!!!! Wooo Hoooo!!!! I honestly cannot tell you how excited I am to “dig in” to this. I hope that having received word that your book is now out for public consumption, that your own sense of excitement and pride will jump comensurably.

This is all a very long way of saying to all of the Rozlings and most particularly to you and your team, a profound “Thank you” for sharing yourselves daily and for giving all of us discreet pieces of hope, purpose and of the light that comes from a powerful human spirit.