Back to latest dispatch Too much of a good thing...    January 30, 2010 - (11.9232S, 143.1471E) I had a pretty rough time today crossing the Shelburne Bay from Captain Billy Landing. The periodic rain squalls pushed me to my limits, gusting up to 25-30 knots, rippling the surface of the already Began kayaking...    January 28, 2010 - (11.1739S, 142.7967E) Tony Titesay and John Marrington came out on Tony's charter boat today to help me launch the sea kayaking phase to Cooktown. We left Thursday Island at 09:20 in the morning, then kept a 17 kn Sea kayak is ready!    January 26, 2010 I am on Thursday Island again. Nicholas Sabatino had found a perfect trailer for my rowboat the last time that I was on Thursday Island. Together with Napoleon See Kee, we had loaded the rowboat on t On the move again…    January 23, 2010 My silence is a testament to the intensity of the in-between phases during which I catch up with family and deal with the logistics. Nancy is fortunately staying in Australia while I am here, which h Crossing successfully concluded...    January 10, 2010 - (10.9610S, 142.7225E) Today on Jan 10 at 07:25am local time (JAN09 2025 UTC), I reached the final position and concluded my 33 day Coral Sea crossing from Port Moresby to Australia. I had rowed all night into the Feels like a deja vu...    January 9, 2010 - (10.9610S, 142.7943E) The conditions outside remind me of my time on the Bismarck Sea last January. Back then I had offshore rain squalls due to regular evening monsoon precipitations over the PNG lowlands. Those winds ha Where to approach?    January 8, 2010 - (10.9610S, 142.7943E) I have been warned about crocodiles of Cape York. Apparently these guys like the Escape River and there are many in that estuary. Getting in there with my rowboat is one thing, returning to thi So close!!!    January 8, 2010 - (10.9239S, 142.8400E) The mouth of the Escape River is at 7.9 nm due 255 degrees from my current position. I had to drop anchor inside the shipping lane a nautical mile from the far side when westerly winds interfered last Later dispatches - Previous dispatches Powered by CONTACT 3 expedition software