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Day 44, Monday, 02.03.2009

  Oysterbanks and mangroves at low tide a flash Stradbroke Island ferry on my colors… The plan was cutting across to Bribie Island in one run, 60 km “only”…but plans have to change sometimes…headwinds came in stronger than expected and made paddling a real slog again. Not many chances to get out of the way […]
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Day 43, Sunday, 01.03.2009

Matt Carter took these pictures, paddling out today on his surfski with his friend Leo and me for about 1/2 hr. Thanks for the company, guys! My host from last night Geoff, me, Leo and Matt   I was actively looking for getting off the main channels with huge motorboat traffic – once you found […]
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Day 42, Saturday, 28.02.2009

The paddle around Point Danger was very entertaining, I watched and listened a bit to two surf competitions from my kayak.  It was Saturday, and everybody was out there on the water, in the air and on land. All kinds of watercrafts (sailboats, motorboats, jetskis), aircrafts (helicopters, skydivers, para-sailers, floatplanes, jetplanes, small planes), surf devices (body […]
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Day 41, Friday, 27.02.2009

Bogangar 95 km, 12,5 hrs I’ll pass Currumbin tomorow, and will go into Nerang Head entrance to get a pickup close to Sea World.
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Day 40, Thursday, 26.02.2009

29.08 153.27 Goanna Headland strong following wind made big sea I had enough after 60km! Lovely spot here with internet…
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Day 38, Tuesday, 24.02.2009

Ray, Freddo and Will, my friendly “early morning stalkers”   Sticking my sleepy head out of the tent early morning 6am to find a bush, I was surprised to see a “visitor” already waiting in front of my tent…Will, a local kayaker and boat builder from Sandy Beach was waiting for me to raise and […]
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Day 37, Monday, 23.02.2009

    Planned destination for today was Woolgoolga. On passing Coff’s Harbour, it looked inviting to go in, and I tried to give Henry van der Kolk’s brother a call living there, as he held some neoprene cuffs for me I forgot in Terrigal at Henry’s place. I’m sorry he was not available on any […]
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Day 36, Sunday, 22.02.2009

What a lust to paddle today! Feeling well rested after NO internet and phone acces last night, fell asleep at 8.30 pm alst night. Moderate following winds, low seas, waves in the right distance…if I would have had an empty boat, I would have done 100 km and more. But the boat is still heavy, […]
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Day 35, Saturday, 21.02.2009

This day was all about a unattendent floating kayak in the harbour, an encounter with local paddlers and a lifesaving crew baot, a bird landing on my kayak and paddle, heavy thunderstorms with a cyclone, and a kayak taking revenge at night and throwing me out at the landing, and getting food served in the tent by locals :-)) […]
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