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Wed 21/09-2011 Day 23

Pos: same as yesterday Loc: same as yesterday Acc: tent Dist: 0 km   Ok, I could have taken a worse repair- and rest day regarding the weather…what originally at 7am looked still like just about quite some good following wind from the side, turned to headwinds first from right, then from left… I had […]
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Tue 20/09-2011 Day 22

Pos: here Loc: Balneario Oriente Acc: tent Dist: 50 km Start: 7:45 End: 17:30 Started like one of those no winds mornings where the tent is soaking wet – and believe me, there is nothing more yucky than to have to stuff a soaking wet sandy tent into a bag, with the outlook of erecting […]
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Mon 19/09-2011 Day 21

Pos: here Loc: before Faro Claromeco Acc: tent Dist: 45 km Start: 7:15 End: 17:30 One of those “keep on going” days…not much to say after that highlight day yesterday! Tough launch through quite some wet surf, jumped twice just over the crest of a high breaker down on the other side with a huge […]
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Sun 18/09-2011 Day 20

Pos: here Loc: behind Balneario San Cayetano Acc: tent Dist: 40 km Start: 8:45 End: 17:30   What a day…!!! When I still had doubts last night if Alejandro and Virginia would really make it driving 680 km (one way) just to see me, pass on a GPS map and a few small things and […]
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Sat 17/09-2011 Day 19

Pos: same as yesterday Loc: same as yesterday Acc: tent Dist: 0 km I didn’t paddle today…the latest forecast was morning calm, then 10-15 kn ssw, afternoon, 10-20 kn south. When I looked outside I found confirmed what I was already sensing because of the shaking of my tent -already this the morning  it was 15-20 kn […]
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Fri 16/09-2011 Day 18

Pos: here Loc: Balneario Los Angeles Acc: tent Dist: 48 km Start: 7:30 End: 16:30 Day no. 3 with following winds…but tomorrow it will change back to headwinds… 🙁 Launched on high tide over the reef easy, and headed to my first destination of the day – Necochea. I had a potential host there, Martin […]
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Thu 15/09-2011 Day 17

Pos: here Loc: Playa Verde Acc: tent Dist: 60 km Start: 7:00 End: 17:15 A long day with following winds 15-20 kn from the back quarter section, so I always had to make sure not to get blown out to sea…but no problem. Still quite draining… More of a problem is that I’m not paddling […]
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Wed 14/09-2011 Day 16

Pos: here Loc: Monte Angela behind Miramar Acc: tent Dist: 55 km Start: 7:45 End: 17:30 Perfect paddling day! Well, besides only 5 hrs of sleep each two last nights… Yesterday was so busy I was barely able at night to write my update, and tonight I had to do a nap before eating and […]
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Tue 13/09-2011 Day 15

Pos: same as yesterday… Loc: Mar del Plata Acc: Alberto’s house Dist: 0 km Busy office day…e-mailing, pictures editing, didn’t get to sort out my video files yet…Prefectura visit, a very importatnt visit to a local ice cream store…food shopping, food packing, and more computer work until late night. Business as usual…a day on the water […]
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