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I’ll be updating the uploaded exel-table on my trip-report website regularly.   Paul Caffyn was so kind to agree to allow me to publish his trip dates from 1994 parallel in the same table. I reproduced the dates from his book ‘The Dreamtime Voyage’, 1994.   Now you guys don’t start to compare too much…neither […]

For German speaking blog readers: http://www.ndrinfo.de/media/kajak116.html …kind of scary and horrible to hear my voice! But thanks to Ilka Steinhausen/ NDR Info who did a graet job to do the best out of my stumbling answers!   I put up a Media Feedback site where I try collecting all those links…help with links always welcome!

   A cheers from Peter Costello, current VSKC president, to my trip start on Sunday! Thanks for all your help!   Compass on the front deck sponsored by VSKC membership officer Andrew Campbell. Thanks!    Peter Treby, my Melbourne “logistic manager” for the next year, and Les Bognar, former VSKC club president and my Melbourne host […]

Hoodie by Epic Kayaks Australia shades by Native Eyewear, picture by Les Bognar   Race around Australia trip start tomorrow around 9am, Queenscliff/ Melbourne, Caffyn’s Cove. Weather and tide are looking good. How do I feel ? Excited? No, just worn out and overtired from chasing down last minute stuff not arriving or not working yet. Sometimes it’s […]

  A lot of members of the Victorian Sea Kayaking Club are are supporting me and my trip! Thanks!   That day went quick – quite some work to make the “pristine black and white beauty” look a bit colorful – you can like it or not – it’s BIG! 🙂 – I love her! Food shopping […]

It took quite a bit of decision which sticker to put where! The choice…    Blog enty written on a Toshiba Portégé R55-11Y

  Yes, she is “white” – at least still somehow. She’ll get colorful soon…    Blog enty written on a Toshiba Portégé R55-11Y

I was a long, boring drive down to Melbourne, through quite a bit of Australian’s backcountry. 800-something km, 13 hours…It’s dry everywhere, some cattle on few farms, few small creeks, that’s basically it. No koalas or wallabies or kangaroos sighted, but some flatish furry piles along the road and warning signs everywhere. The question on the […]

Paul Bandsma installing my new THULE roof rack on my rental car   I spent all day with Andrew Divola in his fibreglass workshop today, glueing, glassing, sanding, painting, adding stickers…eventually my boat is ready to go! He did a great solid job on getting all the details done. Thanks for your great work, Andrew!   […]

Dale and I in the baggage service warehouse, hugging my missing gear bag   My bag finally came in with the 6.30 am flight Tuesday morning, but they would have delivered it only Wednesday around lunchtime (or so…). As there are important kayak parts in there Andrew and I urgently need to finish up the boat […]