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Fri 18/11-2011 Day 81

Pos: here Loc: before Punta Cuevas Acc: tent Dist: 0 km The second day off…at least yesterday was a bit easier then. I still managed to go shopping last night, but back around 9.30pm I was not able to do anything like food packing…just sleep. Thanks to the Prefectura guy for driving me! So this […]
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Thu 17/11-2011 Day 80

Pos: here Loc: before Punta Cuevas Acc: Prefectura Puerto San Julian Dist: 0 km My heart was a bit bleeding, as I had to leave out a perfect paddling day with good north easterly winds due to civilization chores, but oh well…tomorrow I’ll get driven back to the spot where I stopeed, and will continue my […]
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Wed 16/11-2011 Day 79

Pos: here Loc: before Punta Cuevas Acc: Prefectura Puerto San Julian Dist: 58,1 km Start: 6:15 End: 18:30 Happy launching, easy wind day was forecasted. It didn’t really look like it the first hour, headwinds…but it soon went down, and the sea did, which was quite choppy against me even the first three hours! But then it […]
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Tue 15/11-2011 Day 78

Pos: here Loc: Cabo Danoso Acc: tent Dist: 32,5 km Start: 6:30 End: 13:30 I started early today, full of energy loaded after the last day’s rest. It is getting light already at 5 am anyway, and I could start even earlier, if I’d need to. The wind was down, the sea was low, spirits […]
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Mon 14/11-2011 Day 77

Pos: here Loc: behind Cabo Vigia Acc: tent Dist: 0 km No paddling today, forecasted were around twenty knot headwinds. At 5.30 am, my usual wake up time, it was still dead calm like last night, but I decided I’d like to trust the forecast and turned around again. At 6.30 am gusts started to […]
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Sun 13/11-2011 Day 76

Pos: here Loc: behind Cabo Vigia Acc: tent Dist: 47,5 km Start: 7:30 End: 19:10 1,5 hr break from 8.15 to 9.45 am This computer is nerve wrecking…about 50 starting tries today! But no giving up… Though forecasted and feeling the moderate to strong headwinds, the bay  in front me had no white caps, so […]
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Sat 12/11-2011 Day 75

Pos: here Loc: behind Faro Campane Acc: tent Dist: 38,5 km Start: 13:10 End: 19:50 I had to wait a bit this morning – the wind was too ugly strong over 20 kn from wnw, and the tide was against me as well. The bay ahead was littered with whitecaps, and though the sea was […]
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Fri 11/11-2011 Day 74

Pos: here Loc: Bahia Desvelos Acc: tent Dist: 25,5 km Start: 6:30 End: 12:50 When I switched my sat phone on this morning as usual to read the latest forecast, there was a message from Peter that last night’s update didn’t come through…sorry! I must have unplugged the sat phone too early from the computer. Won’t […]
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Thu 10/11-2011 Day 73

Pos: here Loc: Punta Medanosa Acc: tent Dist: 51,7 km Start: 6:40 End: 18:25 My Prefectura driver this morning had to get up early – 6 am was the schedule…sorry, and many thanks! The caretaker of the boat shed of the Club Nautico came from his nearby hut as well, many thanks for helping me keep my schedule…or […]
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Wed 09/11-2011 Day 72

Pos: here Loc: Puerto Deseado Acc: Prefectura Puerto Deseado Dist: 67,5 km No paddling today – chores needed to be done, and strong southerlies, increasing in the afternoon to 20-25 knots… I did my usual stuff, editing and uploading pics, e-mailing, Google Earth, shopping and packing food, plus checking my dry suit for holes by […]
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