Filtered by category "SA Sec 2 Stg 14 Colombia 2"

  Pos: here Loc: “La Piscina” Parque Tayrona Acc: tent Dist: 60 km Start: 5:30 End: 15:15 Getting up at 3.30 am again, but I had a bit of time to do even a few skype calls home until the boys got ready to drive to the marina and load the boat with their needs […]

  Pos: here Loc: before Isla da Aguja Acc: Coast Guard room Santa Marta Dist: 31 km Start: 5:30 End: 11:10 All went smoothly this morning – I got up at 3.30 am and we left with the coast guard boat and my kayak at 4.30 am to the spot where they picked me up […]

  Pos: here Loc: San Fernando Acc: Coast Guard room Santa Marta My kayak got well repaired by a bunch of friendly helpers here at the coat guard station in Santa Marta. It was the best place to get the job done, as they had a bunch of more “patients” from their own range of […]

  Pos: here Loc: San Fernando Acc: Coastguard room Santa Marta Good to sleep in a little today! Though i woke as usual at 4am, I put my sleeping mask on, earplugs in and dived back into darkness and soundless sleep. My body and mind need it! I checked on the progress of my kayak […]

  Pos: here Loc: San Fernando Acc: Coastguard room Santa Marta Dist: 31,2 km Start: 10:15 End: 16:05   The guys were looking after me yesterday well, asking me what I liked to eat – meat, fish, chicken… thanks! I really appreciate your attention! But as I saw no kitchen in the small station, I […]

  My kayak got heavily damaged on the stern and elsewhere on driving around the rivermouth of Rio Magdalena with jumping (and flying) in short huge 4m+ waves on the coastguard boat. Had to go to Santa Marta for proper repair. Full update tomorrow, too tired now. F…!

  Pos: here Loc: Rio Magdalena Acc: Coastguard Barranquilla Dist: 11,5 km Start: 5:30 End: 10:00 One of those days… The wind went really down at night as forecast from maybe close to 20 knots yesterday night to around 10-13 knots in the morning, which convinced me I could go today – but I knew it would […]

  Pos: here Loc: before Rio Magdalena Acc: tent All night the wind was howling around my tent, that I even had to close the outer tent door. 20+ knots! No lull again in early morning hours . It was quite likely for me after the forecast for today to stay put. My body actually […]

  Pos: here Loc: before Rio Magdalena Acc: tent Dist: 17,5 km Start: 6:25 End: 11:05 I had the vision to have already passed today the rivermouth of the Rio Magdalena – I even wanted to launch about an hour before sunrise. But the wind did *not* go down in the early morning hours as […]

  Pos: here Loc: Puerto Colombia Acc: tent Dist: 31,4 km Start: 5:25 End: 12:00 I was awake at 3.45 am, thinking again if I may be happy to launch in the darkness…no way! It is simply pitch dark on the water. I think the lack of star light comes from the early morning haze, […]