Archive for March, 2011
We just arrived this morning and I already want to leave Kisangani, a city of 700,000 in the center of Congo’s jungle. A cholera outbreak started in the city last week and left 27 dead—200 more cases have been reported. Andy and I are with Terese and John Hart, conservationists… Read the rest
When I set out on this trip, I thought there would still be places where I could see what the Earth looked like prior to human impact. Sadly, I think I was wrong. Every place I have sailed has borne painful evidence of humanity’s maltreatment of the Earth. The coral … Read the rest
- Kiwi fisherwoman with a whole beach to herself…
After 10 days or so, only certain twisting movements still hurt my knee. If I maintained mostly lateral movement, I could go without pain… so I put off seeing a doctor, and instead did my own rehabilitation which included icing and
With a heavy heart I readied Swell for sea again this week, mourning the loss of friend and underground waterman legend, Sion Milosky. I often reflected on stories about his boating adventures during my tough moments at sea. My deepest love and sympathy is with his wonderful wife and girls…… Read the rest
It’s been a fortunate few days. We arrived in Kinshasa on Monday exhausted from 36 hours of transit and found the Congo just as hot as we left it two years ago. On Tuesday morning, we met with Dr. Teresa Hart, a 30-year veteran of conservation in the DRC. Teresa… Read the rest
Chelsey here:… Read the rest
In a race like the Wenger Patagonian Expedition, it is extremely hard to explain the intensity, the beauty, the suffering and the all around rawness to a person. This year, Stepjan, the infamous race director made a race course far harder than previous years. He warned us best
Today, I’m packing. After two years in the works, we’re kicking off the Elephant Ivory Project in earnest on Sunday morning when Andy Maser and I fly to Kinshasha, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a case of collection vials and the goal of saving a species.… Read the rest
“We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snowflake.”–Marie B. Ray
My thoughts and love and heart and prayers are with all those affected by the events on Thursday… I cannot put sense to this kind of tragedy. From afar, the… Read the rest
I limped off the plane and found myself in a new land. I limped onto the ‘people mover’ and the escalator, contemplating the bewildering speed of air travel. The Auckland airport was cool and neat, and the Queen’s English leapt boldly off the lips of airport officials, tickling my ears…… Read the rest
A day before my flight, I jumped on my friend’s boat who was headed toward the airport as an island version of ‘carpooling’… After a lovely passage, we dropped anchor and headed out for a sundown surf at the nearest pass…
The afternoon crowd was thicker than my liking, so… Read the rest
