OAR NorthwestDecember 28 — After a heartfelt goodbye to Becca and Jefferson, and 36 hours of plane travel, I arrived at the airport to meet Jordan, Pat and Markus. The border guard looked over my entry sheet and told me that the address written on the card was not good enough. I had “Ngor”, as my address. […]
Interested in group dynamics? I am. I will be on a 29-foot rowboat with 3 other stinky, big guys for up to 100 days. How will the four of us interact when we spend all this time on the water together? With no room for a physical exit from the boat? The social sciences give […]
One of the most popular questions we are asked as a crew is, “What do you eat?”. Well, the simple answer is: a lot For the trip around Vancouver we packed 468,000 calories condensed into over 125 Kg (275 lbs) of mostly dry, organic food. This averages out to
Eagles were screaming as I walked down Market Street in Port Hardy. Something caught my eye. I looked up and a huge immature Bald Eagle flew overhead. He was brown and covered with white flecks. His bald white head had not yet blossomed. Seeing this majestic & young bird of prey reminded me of two […]
Right now, we are anchored in Humpback Bay in the Johnstone Straight. The tidal current is too strong to row against so the name of the game is to wait. Wait in the rain. Earlier this morning at 0200 (2:00a.m), Rick and I weighed anchor in the rain at blubber bay. While the others slept, […]