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  trip days left: 58 straight distance left: 1232,61 km Launch: Low to moderate surf Landing: Sheltered beach Highlights: A room with air condition!!! Lowlights: Short paddle despite good wind Pos: here Loc: Jurere Acc: Cesar and Beth house Dist: 32,3 km Start: 6:00 End: 12:40 I timed it not really perfect in the surf […]

  trip days left: 59 distance left: 1253 km Highlights: Good speed on following wind Lowlights: My rudder line broke 5 km offshore… Launch: Low surf Landing: Low surf Pos: here Loc: Bombinhas Acc: tent Dist: 51,4 km Start: 6:00 End: 16:20 The few beach tourist went home, but more fishermen came around dusk.It must […]

  trip days left: 60 distance left: 1274,7 km Highlights: Easy river exit Lowlights: Tired Launch: River beach Landing: Low surf Pos: here Loc: Armacao Acc: tent Dist: 43,3 km Start: 5:45 End: 15:30 Last night, I was just asleep, I heard a bunch of motorbikes arriving on the sandy point just across a tiny […]

  trip days left: 61 distance left: 1300,5 km Highlights: I didn’t get stuck in the mud Lowlights: I could start only late Launch: River beach Landing: River beach Pos: here Loc: across Barra do Sul Acc: tent Dist: 38,4 km Start: 8:45 End: 16:10 With one week delay, I switched eventually back to Brazilian […]

  trip days left: 62 distance left: 1317 km Highlights: Great food! Lowlights: nothing really Loc: Sao Francisco do Sul Acc: Alan and Ninas house I prepared today the last leg of my trip. Four more paddling days to Florianapolis, some big food shopping to do there. Four more days to Cabo Santa Marta, where […]

  I gave it a lot of thoughts, checked the maps and possibilities. The fix and final plan is: I will arrive on a fix date on Saturday, 2nd of May back in Buenos Aires at the Puerto Madero Yacht Club (-34.602 -58.3649) where I started. This will be around noon to have time for […]

  Highlights: Good current Lowlights: Headwind Launch: River beach Landing: River beach Pos: here Loc: Sao Francisco do Sul Acc: Alan and Ninas house Dist: 30,7 km Start: 6:50 End: 13:20 The night was dead calm after the very light thunderstorm in the evening. Nothing strong as fore casted. The morning was also calm, a […]

  Highlights: Good distance, calm campsite Lowlights: Still ugly heat rash allover Launch: Calm beach Landing: River beach Pos: here Loc: Rio Sai-guaco Acc: tent Dist: 54,2 km Start: 6:40 End: 17:30 It felt a bit strange after three days sleeping in safe villages to be back to a wide open public, yet remote beach […]

  Highlights: A half day off on the beach with good breeze and internet! Lowlights: Paddled only a half day… Launch: River beach Landing: Calm beach Pos: here Loc: Pontal do Sul Acc: tent Dist: 25,4 km Start: 6:40 End: 11:50 A good sleep, despite four blood filled mosquitoes had found their way inside my […]

  Highlights: Beautiful small river paddle Lowlights: Went a wrong channel for a while Launch: River beach Landing: River beach Pos: here Loc: Guapicu Acc: tent Dist: 49,5 km Start: 6:45 End: 16:40 This night had a real thunderstorm with all components- rain, wind, thunder and lightnings. Besides the small fruits falling on my tent […]