In the blur of all the events surrounding the main event – the CWF Africa to the Americas Expedition launch – we didn’t get a chance to highlight the actual launch festivities from la plage de Ngor. Since the rowers continue their initial push to clear themselves from land’s tireless grasp, I asked Christopher Yapp, videographer […]
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Greg here — I received a couple satellite phone calls today (1:30am & 11:45am PST) from Jordan onboard the JRH. As suspected, they’ve been getting hammered by wind and waves directly out of the north, making for very challenging rowing. As the boat rocks quickly side-to-side, the oar blades get caught by the water and […]
Greg here at mission control — No direct contact with the crew as of yet since launch at 11:30GMT this morning. Per Erinn (photographer), the swells were fairly sizable today, which is to be expected based on recent wind data. Due to the new schedules, the rocking bout, and I’m guessing some great bouts of […]
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Last-minute prep
In a single conversation: “Hey where’s X?” “I don’t know, didn’t YOU pack it?” “I thought you did.” “I swear it was in here when the boat left the States.” “Well it’s not on the inventory and I can’t find it.” “Hhhhhmmmm.” …Muttering to convince each other it wasn’t important in the first place… “Well […]
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Senegal’s Paradox
A paradox exists on the beautiful, littered beaches of Senegal. The biosphere here is incredibly productive. Nature provides. Life flourishes. And the flourishing natural world provides a lot for humans. The basics of human life – food, shelter, love, time to simply ‘be’ – are abundant here. Here is the paradox: Nature provides abundance and […]