The Story Behind Mhondoro
While taking strain today in the extreme heat with blisters open and salty, I thought of Africa, the bush veld, my home.
I would like to …
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After weeks of cloud, rain squalls, high seas, wind and currents, there is calm! Not nice calm, although beautiful @ASEA blue ocean, clear sky and sun, it is blistering hot …
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After yet another, and very serious, super tanker near-collision at 04.00 this morning (see pic), I rowed the @Leopard.TV in contemplative silence as the stars waned and the grey dawn …
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I want to start by saying a BIG ‘thank you’ to everyone for your prayers, well-wishes and motivating me to keep going!
Over the past weeks I have been sent …
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This has been a good day! After so many days of cloud, rain, storms and rough seas the bright Atlantic sun shines down on an exceptionally deep blue sea!
Whilst …
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‘The BIG little things’
How does one keep going then, when obstacle after obstacle stand in your way?
Sometimes, seemingly small things can make a world of difference! Here are …
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It’s official! We are both geographically and in distance over the half way mark. At least our ‘best case’ scenario says so! If winds turn of storms hit and para …
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Notes from the now very ‘smelly, stinky, clammy cabin’!
As a result of 33 days cloudy weather, rain squalls and humidity, we have nothing clean or dry to wear so …
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Last night the near-full moon was peeking out between intermittent rain squalls. Two nights before she was hidden completely and I rowed in darkness and occasional gentle drizzle. At around …
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Today I escaped my boat island and dived into the big magnificent blue. I let myself drift astern of the boat to the very end of our 45m safety line. …
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