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Question - | "What does having a dream mean to you?" |
Answer - | "A dream is a goal glimmering in the distance; it is an inner calling which, when accomplished,
serves as the rite of passage into wisdom." Erden Eruç - Sep 17, 2004 |
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Technical Difficulties but Moving Along Nicely
1 April, 2012
Dear friends and supporters,
Erden is experiencing technical difficulties with his dispatches. He may be able to post recordings instead, so stay tuned. We will update you further as we
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Boat is secured...
16 March 2012
As you know, I concluded my crossing on the Atlantic at Guiria in eastern Venezuela on day 154 this past Sunday.
My friend Ismail Karahan from my days during graduate studies at my alma ma
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Made landfall...
13 March 2012
I apologize for the delay in posting this dispatch.
I reached Guiria under my own power mid afternoon on Sunday. It has been busy ever since. We will be transporting my boat via truck today
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Fighting for a safe landfall...
March 9, 2012 - Day 152
I hope you do remember to click on the [ORS MAP] and [MAP] links on the top right to track my progress. I got inside the Gulf of Paria on the west side of Trinidad on March the 6th.
I am now
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Inside the Gulf...
March 7, 2012 - Day 150
I hope you do remember to click on the [ORS MAP] and [MAP] links on the top right to track my proggress.
After I pulled anchor at 7 am yesterday, I hugged the shore to avoid the chop from squal
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Deep in the serpent's throat...
March 5, 2012 - Day 148
Today I was able bring my boat almost the length of Trinidad into the Serpent's Mouth before dropping anchor at 8 pm at 15 meters depth just 3 nm south of its shores. All day, as the rain squalls
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Going into the Serpent's Mouth...
March 4, 2012 - Day 147
The winds and the swells, generally from the NE as expected for February until now have pressed my course and I have not been able to gain sufficient northing early enough to go counter clockwise arou
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