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  trip days left: 47 straight distance left: 1004,7 km Highlights: Torres river was sucking me inside Lowlights: Strong headwinds Launch: Low to moderate wide surf Landing: river mouth bank Pos: here Loc: Torres Acc: Gustav and Emmas house Dist: 21,3 km Start: 6:15 End: 11:50 Why the heck can people not use their brain? […]

  trip days left: 48 straight distance left: 1023,19 km Highlights: lower surf than expected Lowlights: less good wind than expected Launch: River bank through wide moderate surf belt Landing: modedrate to low wide surf brelt Pos: here Loc: Balneario Gaivota Acc: tent Dist: 45,8 km Start: 6:10 End: 15:40 A good sleep on my […]

  trip days left: 49 straight distance left: 1065,27 km Highlights: Good winds Lowlights: I have to leave Sonia… Launch: Low wide surf Landing: Through moderate confused surf into the river Pos: here Loc: Rio Ararangua Acc: tent Dist: 61,6 km Start: 6:10 End: 17:00 Sorry, I have to leave…I felt very much at home […]

  trip days left: 50 straight distance left: 1317 km Loc: Santa Marta Acc: Sonia and Jaimies house No internet again this afternoon and night. Nothing unusual in Brazil’s small cities. Tomorrow I’ll keep on going! Not that I have to suffer here, not at all. Sonia is a great cook and a great friend […]

  trip days left: 51 straight distance left: 1317 km Loc: Santa Marta Acc: Sonia and Jaimies house No internet yesterday… I got a visit from Leonard Esch and his wife, to chat and to look at the maps of the upcoming area. He already wrote me along explanation about the lagoon system, and will […]

  trip days left: 52 Loc: Santa Marta Acc: Sonia and Jaimies house The same weather today, but around 5 pm it cleared up and I went out for a walk after a day working online. I had to see the sea from a closer distance. No way I’d like to be out there! The […]

  trip days left: 53 Loc: Santa Marta Acc: Sonia and Jaimies house The sea state changed over night from reasonable calm to big and rough with the according big swell and surf. Amazing stuff rolling in there…but the surfers still like it. I don’t. Heaviest rain is pouring down all day, and I feel […]

  trip days left: 54 straight distance left: 1123,2 km Highlights: Got some great hosts! Lowlights: Tough hard paddle Launch: Low wide surf Landing: Low wide surf Pos: here Loc: Santa Marta Acc: Hans and Rosies house Dist: 36,1 km Start: 5:55 End: 15:55 Light rain all night made me packing a soaking wet sandy […]

  trip days left: 55 straight distance left: 1150 km Highlights: Surf lower than I thought, but wide Lowlights: Freshly repaired GPS is bad like before Launch: Tiny surf Landing: Low surf Pos: here Loc: Itapiruba Acc: tent Dist: 40,2 km Start: 5:55 End: 16:40 When I was already yesterday wearing my PFD all day […]

  trip days left: 56 straight distance left: 1180 km Highlights: I got a bicycle escort! Lowlights: Headwind… Launch: Sheltered beach Landing: Tiny surf Pos: here Loc: Garopaba Acc: tent Dist: 45,4 km Start: 5:40 End: 16:40 The plane traffic almost over my head ended fortunately at midnight (I think…) and started at 5 am […]