This Saturday I will be giving a public presentation, with video, at the Presidio Yacht Club in Fort Baker at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito. This place has special memories for me – last summer’s … Continued
Golden Gate Bridge
Day 52: Zen and the Art of Ocean Rowing
Today I have been listening to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I’ve read it before, in March 2004 – it was one of the many books on philosophy and religion that I gorged on during a self-imposed one-month … Continued
Day 9: 95% ? Ready Enough
It was a mad scramble to get ready to leave on May 24th. I’d officially been standby since May 15th, but there were still various loose (and some not so loose) ends to tie off. I hadn’t had a chance … Continued
Day 1: Golden Gate Bridge Dream
Location: The Brocade I’ll keep this blog brief, as I haven’t quite got my sea legs yet and tapping on the keyboard makes me feel queasy. Last night, at a few minutes to midnight, I pushed away from the dock … Continued
Time and Tide Wait for No Man (or Woman)
White Salmon, WA This is extremely inconvenient. The high tide is at the wrong time of day. July is the best time of year for me to row out from San Francisco across the Pacific, as the prevailing winds then … Continued
Golden Gate Bridge: Where It All Begins
Posted in: Life of Roz, Pacific Row, Stage 1
San Francisco, California Today I went to meet the folks of the South End Rowing Club. These guys and gals are hardcore. They row and swim in the waters of the harbour. I was introduced to someone who had just … Continued