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May 13th, 2013 | 
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Back Home – Trip Holiday until August 14th!
Finish 2nd stage!!!
I had a safe flight home, enjoyed my birthday yesterday with my family and will now dive into all work which needs to be done from home – including preparing the next leg along Venezuela and further along the coast! I may occasionaly update here, but not daily any more. Have a nice summer!
Mon 06/05-2013 Day 475
The Gulf of Venezuela is almost as salty as the Dead Sea...
Pos: here
Loc: boarder Colombia/ Venezuela
Acc: house in mining company Cerrejón
Dist: 26,1 km
Start: 5:00 End: 09:30
The campfire the boys started yesterday for pleasure, I assumed, turned out to obviously a “watch fire”, as at midnight, when I woke up briefly, the fire was high and one guy was on the watch, looking frequently around with his probably night sight binocular into the dark night. What for? Protecting me and my tent from the many donkeys and goats around?
Tags: Sun 05/05-2013 Day 474
Just another shipwreck in the Gulf...
Pos: here
Loc: Punta Médanos
Acc: tent
Dist: 51 km
Start: 5:00 End: 14:20
The second last day of this section of my trip! Maybe I should have paddled a bit longer last afternoon, as the rest in my tent was rather a sauna trip than good rest. Not a single breeze. Or should I have rather accepted the invitation of the police station? I had to go for a short walk to dry my silky beach dress from the sauna sweat before the sun went down. But did get it cooler? Only in the early morning, I felt I should use my silk “bed cloth” – aka dress.
Fri 03/05-2013 Day 472
A 20 cm big burning 'Man-O-War' jelly fish
Pos: here
Loc: Punta Gallinas
Acc: house in mining company Cerrejón
Dist: 41,4 km
Start: 3:45 End: 11:30
I reached the northernmost point of South America today!
Mon 02/05-2013 Day 471
The locals may add to the ship wreck in the front a car wreck very soon...
Pos: here
Loc: just outside Puerto Bolivar
Acc: house in mining company Cerrejón
Dist: 30 km
Start: 4:50 End: 11:00
Wed 01/05-2013 Day 470
Neither shade nor food is lush here for this cow...
Pos: here
Loc: before Cabo de la Vela
Acc: house in mining company Cerrejón
A quiet day with lots of online work and reading. Nothing special. At night, there was a comedy show for the people here, which I couldn’t really enjoy as I didn’t understand a word. Nice anyway!
But I will paddle tomorrow!!! 
Eventually…Getting up at 2.45 am, to be back on my spot at 5 am. Huaahhhh….
