Filtered by category "SA Sec 3 Stg 24 Uruguay/ Argentine"

  trip days left: 17 straight distance left: 228,5 km Highlights: Challenging nice paddle in strong following onshore winds Lowlights: Very strong wind too early Pos: here Loc: behind Arroyo Pando Acc: Peter’s apartment in Montevideo Dist: 35,0 km Start: 6:55 End: 13:20 I launched already into an about 15 knots SE wind, whipping the […]

  trip days left: 18 straight distance left: 259,5 km Highlights: Feeling paddling strong today Lowlights: Too lazy to write three updates tonight Pos: here Loc: Santa Lucia del Este Acc: tent Dist: 50,0 km Start: 7:00 End: 17:20   Not much to write today…feeling stronger on paddling, found another “jumping turtle”, and hugged the […]

  trip days left: 19 straight distance left: 300,1 km Highlights: Turned into Rio de la Plata! Lowlights: Not really in my best shape today… Launch: Low surf Landing: Low surf Pos: here Loc: Arroyo el Portrero Acc: tent Dist: 36,6 km Start: 7:40 End: 16:30 I had a tad bit ofa hangover this morning, […]

  trip days left: 20 straight distance left: 323,4 km Highlights: I camped with six Argentine kayakers Lowlights: I got heavily drunk at the campfire… Launch: Ugly steep dumper with extra breaker Landing: Low surf Pos: here Loc: La Barra Acc: tent Dist: 48,8 km Start: 6:40 End: 16:45 The wind was offshore this morning and […]

  trip days left: 21 straight distance left: 359,2 km Loc: beach before José Ignacio Acc: tent I stayed on the spot today. I am still well in time, no reason to launch into a gray morning, into whitecaps out of a direct onshore direction from SE with unfriendly seas and an even more unfriendly […]

  straight distance left: 359,2 km Pos: here Loc: beach before José Ignacio Acc: tent Dist: 34,7 km Start: 6:45 End: 13:20 A calm night on the public beach. But I got once more ants in my tent! They did not come through the three zipper meeting point which I always stuff properly with a […]

  trip days left: 23 straight distance left: 386,3 km Highlights: I closed the loop with the first huge seal colony! Lowlights: Sun in my eyes not to enjoy the seals fully Pos: here Loc: before Port La Paloma Acc: tent Dist: 55,4 km Start: 6:35 End: 17:10 I rounded the beautiful sandy cape, and […]

  trip days left: 24 straight distance left: 422,3 km Highlights: Great camp bay! Lowlights: A little boring beach Launch: Low surf Landing: Sheltered bay Pos: here Loc: behind Barra de Valizas Acc: tent Dist: 54,5 km Start: 6:20 End: 16:25 Besides the bunch of rocky headlands to negotiate at the beginning, the paddle along […]

  trip days left: 25 straight distance left: 452,9 km Highlights: Back on the ocean! Lowlights: Ugly surf Launch: Moderate to high surf with 6-8 rows Landing: Low surf with 2-3 rows Pos: here Loc: Punta Loberos Acc: tent Dist: 23,6 km Start: 6:45 End: 11:20 I slept well with the surf noise and the […]

  trip days left: 26 straight distance left: 467,3 km Highlights: I am in Uruguay! Lowlights: I am leaving Brazil… Pos: here Loc: Barra de Chuy Acc: tent I slept nicely in Osvaldos and Evas holiday house in my private room, with open window for fresh air and the mesh curtain acting perfectly as a […]