Filtered by category "South America"

  trip days left: 21 straight distance left: 359,2 km Loc: beach before José Ignacio Acc: tent I stayed on the spot today. I am still well in time, no reason to launch into a gray morning, into whitecaps out of a direct onshore direction from SE with unfriendly seas and an even more unfriendly […]

  straight distance left: 359,2 km Pos: here Loc: beach before José Ignacio Acc: tent Dist: 34,7 km Start: 6:45 End: 13:20 A calm night on the public beach. But I got once more ants in my tent! They did not come through the three zipper meeting point which I always stuff properly with a […]

  trip days left: 23 straight distance left: 386,3 km Highlights: I closed the loop with the first huge seal colony! Lowlights: Sun in my eyes not to enjoy the seals fully Pos: here Loc: before Port La Paloma Acc: tent Dist: 55,4 km Start: 6:35 End: 17:10 I rounded the beautiful sandy cape, and […]

  trip days left: 24 straight distance left: 422,3 km Highlights: Great camp bay! Lowlights: A little boring beach Launch: Low surf Landing: Sheltered bay Pos: here Loc: behind Barra de Valizas Acc: tent Dist: 54,5 km Start: 6:20 End: 16:25 Besides the bunch of rocky headlands to negotiate at the beginning, the paddle along […]

  trip days left: 25 straight distance left: 452,9 km Highlights: Back on the ocean! Lowlights: Ugly surf Launch: Moderate to high surf with 6-8 rows Landing: Low surf with 2-3 rows Pos: here Loc: Punta Loberos Acc: tent Dist: 23,6 km Start: 6:45 End: 11:20 I slept well with the surf noise and the […]

  trip days left: 26 straight distance left: 467,3 km Highlights: I am in Uruguay! Lowlights: I am leaving Brazil… Pos: here Loc: Barra de Chuy Acc: tent I slept nicely in Osvaldos and Evas holiday house in my private room, with open window for fresh air and the mesh curtain acting perfectly as a […]

  trip days left: 27 straight distance left: 599,4 km Pos: here Loc: End of Lagoa Mirim Acc: Osvaldo and Evas holiday house Dist: 27,2 km Start: 5:15 End: 13:15 Today was a good example for the changeable weather in this area. The outlook was calm for the day, but strong 20 kn headwinds from […]

  trip days left: 28 straight distance left: 476 km Pos: here Loc: Lagoa Mirim Acc: tent Dist: 63,9 km Start: 4:35 End: 17:50 When I read the forecast for tomorrow with morning until noon low winds, afternoon- whenever this maybe – over 20 knots headwind from south,I guessed I should better get in as […]

  trip days left: 29 straight distance left: 524,7 km Pos: here Loc: Lagoa Mirim Acc: tent Dist: 48,1 km Start: 6:15 End: 16:20 It was a long crossing day with one beach stop at a headland. Good low to moderate side/ following winds and partly choppy water. Nothing exciting, but the western beach is […]

  trip days left: 30 straight distance left: 562,9 km Pos: here Loc: Lagoa Mirim Acc: tent Dist: 45,7 km Start: 6:00 End: 16:00 I left the guys behind with mixed emotions this morning – as much as I enjoy the change of having company, as much I rather paddle alone or with my well-known […]