Around-n-Over - By CONTACT3.0

Spare oar is ready! October 18, 2010 (Day 98)
I was having trouble with my modem connection by satellite phone. It kept dropping, making emails and dispatches impossible. It remains unreliable, I may have partially fixed it, time will tell.

Technical Difficulties October 17, 2010

Dear friends and supporters,

Erden is currently experiencing technical problems at sea and unable to post dispataches. As soon as possible he will be back "on line." Otherwise, all is

Found the epoxy October 10, 2010 (Day 90)
I had found the bottle of hardener in a cabin hold under my mattress. It made sense that I would have put the bottle of epoxy in the same hold. Yesterday I lifted the mattress, but given the tight spa

Seychelles? October 5, 2010 (Day 85)
I am now south of Pakistan's coastline, between the longitudes of its border with Iran and of Karachi. Since the Ninety East Ridge, I have traversed over the Mid-Indian Ocean Basin and I just cros

Traffic jam! October 2, 2010 (Day 81)
I am seeing way too many ships for comfort and hearing many more. I am so glad to have upgraded my systems onboard.

In Fremantle while we worked on my boat at the

Gimme a break! September 29, 2010 (Day 79)
This ocean has been in my face since day one. I mean, like, come on, gimme a break, would you?

Right now as I tap this on my PDA inside the cabin, the wind is howling outside at 25-30 knots an

Thank you Australia! September 23, 2010 (Day 73)
You hosted me, you were kind to me, you facilitated and helped, then you sent me onwards in my journey with wonderful memories. Now I found out that unbeknownst to me, you were quietly monitoring and

Over 600 days? September 20, 2010 (Day 70)
Last week was rough with increased swells from the southwest and lately winds from the southeast. The other night, I had the boat tipped 90-degrees on its starboard edge by a breaking wave then shoved

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