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  Highlights: Copacabana visit Lowlights: Got my tooth fixed Loc: Rio de Janeiro Acc: Rafaeland Catarina’s apartment Flavia made an appointment for me with a good dentist on the Copacabana, recommended by a paddling friend who was supposed to fix the same filling having fallen out already three times after the first fix in Sao […]

  Highlights: Eventually “paddled” into Rio! Lowlights: Strong currents and tidal rips in the river of January Launch: Ugly big dumper Landing: Yacht Club jetty Pos: here Loc: Rio de Janeiro Acc: Rafael and Catarinas apartment Dist: 45,7 km Start: 8:55 End: 19:45 Flavia picked me up early to drive me to the Yacht Club, […]

  Highlights: Shop until you drop 🙂 Lowlights:My feet and legs hurt from walking all day! Loc: Lago de Padre Acc: Rafael and Catarina’s apartment Some online work, then I treated myself today with exploring Rio by foot and shopping a few new dresses for my upcoming talks. I was walking from my city apartment […]

  Highlights: A meeting with kayaking friends Loc: Lago de Padre Acc: Rafael and Catarina’s apartment Not much to tell for today, I worked online all day to prepared my next leg, and had at night a meeting in my place with seven local kayak friends who were curious about my trip and me. We […]

  Highlights: Sightseeing drive through Rio at night Lowlights: Office work all day Loc: Lago do Padre Acc: Rafael and Catarina’s apartment Business as usual in a city: Laundry, editing and uploading pictures, calling my family, e-mails, online work. I even eventually managed to upload my GPS-tracks to the trip map which was due since […]

  Highlights: Watching the horrible monster dumpers Lowlights: Not being able to launch Loc: Lago do Padre Acc: Rafael and Catarina’s apartment I was still amazing tired all afternoon when I arrived at the beach, on reading I fell asleep around 5pm and kept on doing so all night, only interrupted by a few pees […]

  Highlights: Beautiful P0nta Negra Lowlights: Bad landing and too much headwind Launch: Low surf Landing: Moderate dumper on steep beach Pos: here Loc: Lago do Padre Acc: tent Dist: 32,2 km Start: 6:00 End: 13:20 I slept deep and undisturbed,ready to tackle the last day to Rio. 70 km were just on the limit […]

  Highlights: Rescued a turtle out of a fishing net Lowlights: Dead tired all day Launch: Sheltered beach in high wind Landing: Low surf Pos: here Loc: Saquarema Acc: tent Dist: 53,3 km Start: 6:10 End: 17:15 I barely did sleep last night. Maybe I should have followed the Navy guy’s invitation to sleep inside […]

  Highlights: A quite sophisticated paddling day Lowlights: A bit tough but satisfying Launch: Sheltered beach with rocks Landing: Sheltered beach with catabatic gusts Pos: here Loc: Ilha do Cabo Frio Acc: tent Dist: 58,8 km Start: 6:00 End: 17:15 I didn’t know if I’d cross over to the tip of the Armacao dos Buzios […]

  Highlights: Camping on 99% paradise island Lowlights: didn’t cross to the headland Launch: Sheltered beach Landing: Sheltered rocky beach Pos: here Loc: Small rocky island across Rio das Ostras Acc: tent Dist: 30,7 km Start: 6:00 End: 12:40 The engine of one of the anchoring fishing boats in my beautiful bay was running all […]