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You can’t force it…best low following winds, calm seas out there, but no way to launch through THAT surf…I got a lift down to the beach and gave it a try, but after two rolls I admitted defeat, watched by the locals. Embarrassing…try maybe later on high tide.

Pos: almost the same as yesterday, forgot to press the GPS button… Loc: downtown in Balneario Oriente/ Mar i Sol Acc: holiday house from Susanna Dist: 0 km More trouble started already yesterday night…after nicely updating my blog via laptop and sat phone while recharging the laptop battery via my solar panel batterie as I […]

Pos: same as yesterday Loc: same as yesterday Acc: tent Dist: 0 km   Ok, I could have taken a worse repair- and rest day regarding the weather…what originally at 7am looked still like just about quite some good following wind from the side, turned to headwinds first from right, then from left… I had […]

Pos: here Loc: Balneario Oriente Acc: tent Dist: 50 km Start: 7:45 End: 17:30 Started like one of those no winds mornings where the tent is soaking wet – and believe me, there is nothing more yucky than to have to stuff a soaking wet sandy tent into a bag, with the outlook of erecting […]

38.9361 60.5463 Balneario Oriente Will write proper update tomorrow, no paddling tomorrow. All ok, but fell already asleep… Cheers, Freya

Pos: here Loc: before Faro Claromeco Acc: tent Dist: 45 km Start: 7:15 End: 17:30 One of those “keep on going” days…not much to say after that highlight day yesterday! Tough launch through quite some wet surf, jumped twice just over the crest of a high breaker down on the other side with a huge […]

Pos: here Loc: behind Balneario San Cayetano Acc: tent Dist: 40 km Start: 8:45 End: 17:30   What a day…!!! When I still had doubts last night if Alejandro and Virginia would really make it driving 680 km (one way) just to see me, pass on a GPS map and a few small things and […]

Pos: same as yesterday Loc: same as yesterday Acc: tent Dist: 0 km I didn’t paddle today…the latest forecast was morning calm, then 10-15 kn ssw, afternoon, 10-20 kn south. When I looked outside I found confirmed what I was already sensing because of the shaking of my tent -already this the morning  it was 15-20 kn […]

Pos: here Loc: Balneario Los Angeles Acc: tent Dist: 48 km Start: 7:30 End: 16:30 Day no. 3 with following winds…but tomorrow it will change back to headwinds… 🙁 Launched on high tide over the reef easy, and headed to my first destination of the day – Necochea. I had a potential host there, Martin […]

Pos: here Loc: Playa Verde Acc: tent Dist: 60 km Start: 7:00 End: 17:15 A long day with following winds 15-20 kn from the back quarter section, so I always had to make sure not to get blown out to sea…but no problem. Still quite draining… More of a problem is that I’m not paddling […]