First arrival party pictures
I uploaded here some of the first arrival party pictures, taken by my sister Edda on her cellphone.
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01May
Endurance
Randall Lackey About my own endurance? Out of question… About the endurance to listen to a lecture about my trips? So far no one has fallen asleep when I am talking… About the endurance to read a book about my trips? “Fearless” aka “Hai Heels” by Joe Glickman are kind of bestsellers…but we’ll see how […]
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29Apr
Preparations for the BIG official arrival day on May 1st
We had a conference with the organization team of my final big official arrival day on May 1st on the Fregata Sarmiento. Capitán de Navio Carlos Alberto Zavalla, Director of the museum Fregata Sarmiento was expecting us on the very impressive museum ship. Muchas gracias to the Argentine Navy to give me, being a […]
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29Apr
Fri 24/04-2015 Day 850 – I am not done yet!
trip days left: One short leg – the “official arrival”! straight distance left: 2 km Highlights: De facto, I closed the loop, just by myself… Pos: here Loc: Buenos Aires Yacht Club Argentina Acc: Peter’s apartment Dist: 51,8 km Start: 7:00 End: 18:40 The night in my “hobo” quarter, which was basically a very […]
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29Apr
A Sunday visit to the kayak club Tribunales
Ricardo made contacts to a nice kayak club in the north of Buenos Aires, in the center of water sports of the islands delta of the huge Rio de la Plata. The club members were looking after me well with an asado lunch and many inspiring questions. Thanks a lot for hosting me! […]
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26Apr
Invitation to join the final leg!
Por la presente tengo el agrado de invitarlo a la ceremonia que tendrá lugar el 1 de Mayo para recibir a Freya Hoffmeister, la mejor kayakista de aventura del mundo, que llegará a Puerto Madero culminando la primer circunnavegación de Sudamérica en solitario. Freya zarpó de Buenos Aires el 30 de Agosto de 2011 y luego de […]
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25Apr
Thu 23/04-2015 Day 849
straight distance left: 50 km Highlights: Last day in Uruguay! Lowlights: Inaccessible passport office Pos: here Loc: Colonia Acc: tent Dist: 41,2 km Start: 7:20 End: 16:10 No fog this morning, maybe because I was not in a small wet side river area. But it was still bloody cold. The water was dead calm […]
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22Apr
Wed 22/04-2015 Day 848
trip days left: 9 straight distance left: 83,8 km Highlights: Dreaming to be done… Lowlights: Playa Verde’s ugly industrial harbor Pos: here Loc: behind Arroyo Sauce Acc: tent Dist: 49,3 km Start: 6:15 End: 17:25 Another freezing night with a wet tent outside from the fog swaying over the water. Amazing to look at […]
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22Apr
Official arrival date changed once more!!!
The Argentine Navy, together with a handful of active kayakers with Ricardo Kruszewski from SDK kayaks, Daniel Helft and THULE Argentina in the lead, is so nice to organize an official reception party for my arrival. Thanks very much! The date for that ceremony will be on FRIDAY, MAY 1st, 12.00h, on the FREGATA SARMENTO […]
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