SlowBoat

03/07/2024

What great adventure is on my mind next? Watch the video to find out. It has been a while since I was in the outdoors and I am really looking forward to this.

A preview of a motorcycle expedition I am working on to not only traverse 50 passes over 10,000 feet in altitude in a single journey, but also to travel to a...

07/03/2020

Just over twelve hours to go for A Slow Boat Around Sri Lanka. Excited and nervous and numb at the same time.

05/03/2020

Finalised the road support. Excellent interaction with tuktukrental.com over the past many weeks. They have provided the tuktuk and arranged the driver, the latter being the more difficult thing to accomplish. Hat tip to Wietse and Andy in particular.

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03/03/2020

The first blog from Sri Lanka.

It was a heady night on the last day of February. I could not wait long enough to catch my flight to Colombo to start A Slow Boat Around Sri Lanka. I had weird pieces of luggage and gear and I was certain that I was horribly overweight. I had already pre-paid 15 kg of … Beautiful Colombo Read More...

01/03/2020

Apart from losing all my AA and AAA batteries at Bangalore security check (Delhi security did not have a problem) I now have less than an hour before I board the flight to Colombo.

29/02/2020

I know one can travel without announcing it on Facebook, but I am so excited that I can't help posting this.

Am at the airport and on my way to start paddling A Slow Boat Around Sri Lanka.

29/02/2020

As I prepare to board the flight to Colombo I want to thank all those who have supported me in this project and solicit your continuing good wishes. I hope that the expedition concludes safely and successfully. Do follow it and share in your network.

A Slow Boat Around Sri Lanka sees two adventurers circumnavigate the 1,500km coastline, a first in the world. Support and follow the expedition and wish the challengers Godspeed.

27/02/2020

One issue that Nature will throw at us is wind. A "live" wind situation has been added on the website where you can follow what we are faced with during our paddle. Check it out ...

A Slow Boat Around Sri Lanka sees two adventurers circumnavigate the 1,500km coastline, a first in the world. Support and follow the expedition and wish the challengers Godspeed.

25/02/2020

Three days to go. The excitement is really building up.

Exhilaration. Elation. Animation. Enthusiasm. Eagerness. Anticipation. Delirious. Emotional. Zeal. Zest. Pepped. Zinged. One thing common to all these words is the feeling of intense excitement and anticipation each the clock ticks away at the seconds. There are only three days to go before I embark...

24/02/2020

Five days to departure.