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  Kayak check up, shopping… Pos: here Loc: Cayenne Acc: Eric’s and Christina’s house Again the same old city business…small kayak repairs and check up on the rudder cables, changing them *before* they break. I got a reception by the Lady Minister of Sports, went shopping for food and did online work. One more preparation […]

  City business as usual… Pos: here Loc: Cayenne Acc: Eric’s and Christina’s house Nothing exciting today, updated the old stuff online, researched a lot on the long new leg. Found some more beaches and villages on different sat images sources! Still the next 8-10 days will be mud or mangrove camp… :-((

  Finished with (almost) a drama…proper update below.

  In Georgetown! Finish of the second stage of my trip! Pos: here Loc: Georgetown Acc: Cara Lodge Dist: 32,5 km Start: 5:30 End: 13:00 My three friendly locals came back from their walk along the beach yesterday afternoon around 4 pm. They brought me a few bottles of fresh rain water, after I mentioned […]

  Short hop over to Leguan Island Pos: here Loc: Leguan Island Acc: tent Dist: 10,5 km Start: 5:35 End: 8:45 I slept actually pretty well, cool and even without marauding cows (or water buffaloes?) at night. No other small critter found it’s way inside either, thank goodness. Ear plugs against the sound of the […]

  Big tides and currents now inside this large river delta! Pos: here Loc: Wakenaan Island Acc: tent Dist: 34,1 km Start: 5:30 End: 15:30 I fell asleep again after the early start of the fisherman, and was ready to launch at dawn. One guy from yesterday came to help me to get the boat […]

  The “civilized” coast is plastered with concrete and rocks! Pos: here Loc: lock before Anna Regina Acc: tent Dist: 54,7 km Start: 4:00 End: 16:50 I had announced to my friendly hosts I’d like to start early in darkness, as my goal was today to reach “civilization” at Anna Regina. There was one option […]

  Staying inside Pomeroon river Pos: here Loc: Pomeroon Rivermouth Acc: tent Dist: 41,3 km Start: 5:15 End: 15:25 My daring campsite close to the water’s edge stayed just about dry with my kayak across as a break water. The waves washed during high tide some of the sand aka shell pieces as a wall […]

  Freya is currently closing in on Georgetown. She had some rough days lately with no energy left for regular blog updates. She called this morning just before her departure from Wakenaam Island. ETA Georgetown today or tomorrow.

  Back to muddy shallow water Pos: here Loc: Last beach at Shell Beach Acc: tent Dist: 23,2 km Start: 5:35 End: 12:30 I was actually tempted to take a rest day at this beautiful camp spot. It was Sunday again, and I had paddled again 6 days…but the forecast was good enough to tackle […]