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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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Slow progress...
April 7, 2011
Since I left the edge of the continental shelf to my east, it has been a struggle. There was nothing orderly about the seas, except that I knew the wind would circle around me: "south then east, north
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In position...
April 4, 2011
I had to spend almost 48 hours on bottom anchor before a southerly wind pattern finally weakened to let me move again yesterday morning. Tonight I am anchored near Vaucluse Bank, west of the island ca
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Milestones in my circumnavigation...
April 1, 2011
My starting point Bodega Bay was at 123.058W longitude. I already crossed the meridian great circle line of Bodega Bay on the east side of Madagascar at 056.942E longitude while on the Mascarene Basin
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Moving along the shore...
March 30, 2011
Without being too specific about my location and intentions, let's me just state that I am moving along the shores of Madagascar. This shoreline reminds me of Cape York in far northeast Queensland
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Fundraising...
March 27, 2011
The departure from Madagascar will be a tough one. The sea breeze which kicks in by mid afternoon reaches 20 knots and will try to hinder me. The daily cycle of land/sea breeze is created when the lan
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Preparations for launch...
March 25, 2011
It has been busy preparing for the launch.
I loaded the excess food in the holds below deck. Now I have enough dried food to cover my time this autumn on the south Atlantic as well.
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Reached Mahajanga...
March 20, 2011
When I returned to the Tambo Airport from the hotel next door, a kind Customs officer helped me, first fetching the excess baggage from the re-export area then accompanying me to the check-in counter
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On my way to Madagascar...
March 15, 2011
I am posting this dispatch from Johannesburg, where I am spending the night before boarding a connecting flight to Madagascar tomorrow. With the waning cyclone season, it is time to push the journey f
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