Roz Savage, Ocean Rower

There is a lot to do while I'm here in Tarawa, but – lazy cow that I am (?!) I grabbed the opportunity for a day off yesterday. By a "day off", I mean an opportunity to stop, think, and clari...

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There is a lot to do while I'm here in Tarawa, but – lazy cow that I am (?!) I grabbed the opportunity for a day off yesterday. By a "day off", I mean an opportunity to stop, think, and clari...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/09/massage-me-like-pina-colada.html

I stepped ashore, setting foot on dry land for the first time in 105 days. This was now my third arrival after prolonged periods at sea, so I wasn't surprised when the ground seemed to lurch be...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/09/arrival-day-1-hello-tarawa.html

TeamRoz back in Honolulu relaying the plans for today... As of 10:30am Hawaii time (which is what is displayed on the RozTracker), Roz is just 11 miles from the southern tip of Tarawa where she...

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From Nicole: Okay Rozlings, this is it. Tomorrow is the big day, the one we've all been waiting for. I apologize for the radio silence from me…the lack of a decent Internet connection has ...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-104-see-you-in-morning-roz.html

September 4, 2009 The trickiest bits of any ocean row are the beginning and the end. Of course it is not all that easy in the middle either, but at least there is no land to bump into there, so ...

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(Update from Nicole) It's been a very busy day here in Tarawa, and I'm going to keep this short because I'm absolutely beat and I know that it will probably take at least 10 minutes just to upl...

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TeamRoz Note: This blog by Nicole was for September 1st, but couldn't be uploaded at the time due to lack of Internet access. Mauri from Tarawa! Right now I'm sitting in my room at the Otint...

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I'm back! Well, sort of. I'm having technical problems with my email which is how I post my blog. So I'm reading my blog over the satphone and I hope that Mum gets my message asking her to transc...

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Bula from Fiji…and from the other side of the international date line! Team Roz arrived safe and sound at Nadi International Airport just before 3:00 pm local time. Please forgive my mistake ...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-99-bula-from-fiji.html

Up and at 'em everyone! Today's the big day! Team Roz is on the move… Saturday was a fantastically busy day. I raced around getting clothes and gear packed for Roz and myself, and spent lo...

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HONOLULU, HAWAII "Whatever I say in the next 10 minutes, please promise me you'll still be my friend…that you won't hate me?" When you hear such a plea, you just know that whatever follo...

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It seems to be my karma in this lifetime to be faced from time to time with tough decisions – and this one is up there in my Top Ten Tough Decisions Of All Time. I spent most of last night agon...

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Conditions were perfect today – if I wanted to go west. I could have made 40 miles to the good. But unfortunately more west is the last thing I want, so I have spent the whole day with the s...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-95-putting-brave-face-on-it.html

Another hasty blog, while I wait for the heat to go out of the day before starting my night's rowing… Today has not been an easy day. Poor old Ricardo, my weather guru, has been taking an e-ba...

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As I enter the final 500 nautical miles to Tuvalu, I will be counting on some good fortune - and some seriously hard work. Just a very quick update tonight – really just to let you know I am s...

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If I was underwhelmed by crossing the International Date Line, today I have been overwhelmed by crossing the Equator. It has been quite an emotional experience - and that's not just the bubbly...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-92-from-pollywog-to-shellback.html

Today, with the Equator so tantalizingly close, everything seemed to slow to a snail's pace. A snail with a ball and chain attached, even. The wind was in the southeast (not helpful) and I'm s...

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As I approach the end of my third month on the ocean – and with the Equator less than 30 miles away – things are hotting up. I feel like I'm entering the final phase, as I will soon be int...

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An Irish friend of mine once said something was "so far east it's west" which I'd never heard before, but it made perfect sense. Like something being so bad it's good, or so embarrassing it be...

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It's that stage of the journey. The stage when Stuff Breaks. I hesitated before telling you about these things, as I didn't want to cause any consternation, but hey, I just can't keep a secret fr...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-88-casualties.html

You might be wondering what the latest news is on my selection of Island X – will it be Tarawa? Or will it be Funafuti in Tuvalu? I wish I could tell you. The question is still being hotly ...

http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-87-fifty-dollar-question.html

The ocean is like sensory deprivation tank tonight – utterly dark and silent. There isn't a breath of wind, and the overcast sky is hiding all but the few brightest stars. It's been a funny ol...

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I was none too keen on the idea of going over the side to scrub barnacles off Brocade's bottom, but my little bit of underwater photography a couple of days ago had shown that the barnacle sit...

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Today would have been my father's 80th birthday. But he died 5 years ago, so he will be forever 75. Given this special date, today seemed an appropriate day to post a guest blog by my mother. ...

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