- 13:01 slept like a sunburned baby last night. still surprised each time i see the stranger in the mirror. #
- 18:40 New Blog Post: Arrival Day + 1: HELLO TARAWA! bit.ly/nlPDI #
- 18:42 NICOLE: Roz is relaxing with a well-deserved massage right now, slowly readjusting to life on dry land. Team Roz... bit.ly/12xy3K #
Monday, 7 September 2009
Roz's Day - Postings from Twitter
This is a digest of today's Twitter postings.
Sunday, 6 September 2009
Roz's Day - Postings from Twitter
This is a digest of today's Twitter postings.
- 01:52 35 miles to go. conditions excellent. passing maiana atoll now #
- 07:21 into the final 20 miles! #
- 09:06 coming into last 15 miles to tarawa. #
- 10:36 From TeamRoz: RozTracker GPS updates are now every 20 minutes. #
- 10:41 12miles to go. saw fishing boat. time to put some clothes on! #
- 10:59 Check out the arrival plans for TODAY! bit.ly/ysA4q #
- 11:11 11 miles to go. sultry, hot, almost windless day. #
- 11:41 into the last 10 miles. quick chat with mum on satphone. she's excited! #
- 12:11 9 miles to go. so tired. not much sleep in last 48hrs... #
- 12:25 NICOLE: All is well on our end. Radio and locals have been notified of Roz's impending arrival. There will be a... bit.ly/2kyBrh #
- 12:27 TeamRoz: What would YOU do FIRST on land if u were alone at sea for 104 days? Tell us using hash #rozsavage #
- 12:28 Pls RT! TeamRoz: What would YOU do FIRST on land if u were alone at sea for 104 days? Share w/ hash #rozsavage #
- 12:36 8 miles to go. i can see land! tarawa dead ahead. #
- 13:01 7miles has never seemed so far... sun is scorching hot now. #
- 13:26 6 miles to go. music by robbie williams is lifting spirits and energy levels. #
- 13:51 last 5 miles. this music+sense of occasion=suddenly rather emotional #
- 14:16 4 miles to go. boat coming out to meet me, but am going in under own steam. #
- 14:36 3 miles. can see the trees and beaches of tarawa now. #
- 14:49 TeamRoz: Follow Roz's GPS, voice messa ges, & tweets live as she arrives in Tarawa! rozsavage.com/adventure/roztracker #
- 15:01 the last 2miles. so nearly there... #
- 15:21 the final mile! escort boat is with me now. people! #
- 16:01 ARRIVED!!! exhausted but very, very happy! #
- 16:06 crack open the bubbly and toast the health of the planet! #
- 19:46 incredible welcome. hundreds of people. traditional dancers. and an ice cold coconut water. #
- 20:06 boat safely stored for night. on w ay to hotel. trees! people! pigs! (seriously!) #
- 21:56 best shower of my life! and just weighed in. 30lb down. #
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Roz's Day - Postings from Twitter
This is a digest of today's Twitter postings.
- 06:28 From TeamRoz: Roz is < 2 miles from land... but the wrong land! Abemema atoll. rozsavage.com/tracker #
- 09:00 phew. did enough last night to avoid shipwrecking on abemama island. #
- 09:25 just saw a plane. first one in over 3 months! #
- 10:55 don't think i can make it north of maiana. will have to go south of the island. #
- 11:45 booby has "decorated" my boat ready for arrival. grr! #
- 15:23 RT @projectniu Will Niu Hae Akala ocean drifter (think expensive floating computer) hit Abem ema Atoll tonight? tinyurl.com/nrvgxq #
- 15:31 struggling to maintain course in localized winds. every degree counts now! #
- 16:46 wind and seas not dropping. unless they do soon i won't clear east of maiana. #
- 16:58 Tweet from Roz: wind and seas not dropping. unless they do soon i won't clear east of maiana. #
- 18:06 50 miles to go to betio. into last 24 hours on the ocean. #
- 18:56 we have a boat lined up for tmrw for filming, safety etc. will be first human contact in 104 days! #
- 21:21 woohoo! long-awaited southeast wind has arrived! perfect timing! thx neptune. #
- 23:56 35 miles to go. conditions excellent. passing maiana atoll now. #
Friday, 4 September 2009
Roz's Day - Postings from Twitter
This is a digest of today's Twitter postings.
- 10:26 about to do podcast with @leolaporte, live at twit.tv #
- 11:34 I just posted a new blog on Roz's website. If you want to check it out, visit rozsavage.com/blog/ #
- 11:34 NICOLE: I just posted a new blog on Roz's website. If you want to check it out, visit rozsavage.com/blog/ #
- 12:01 into the last 100 nautical miles. but still have to make 50 miles north. dicey... #
- 14:35 where is that equatorial counter current when i need it?! neptune has odd sense of humour... #
15:20 sea anchor out. buying time while we try to find pilot boat to see me through reef. # - 17:00 sea anchor is holding well. maybe counter current is cancelling wind? anyway, good news! #
- 17:15 ignore last tweet. distance to tarawa staying same, but angle getting worse. NOT good news. #
- 19:26 RozCast for Sept. 3, 2009 - Solo Pacific Row, Stage 2, Wk 15 ff.im/7Dhmy #
- 20:25 full moon rising from the ocean... #
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Roz's Day - Postings from Twitter
This is a digest of today's Twitter postings.
- 15:29 NICOLE: Team making great progress on arrival logistics; have identified the best possible place for her to come in... bit.ly/FqTyy #
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Roz's Day - Postings from Twitter
This is a digest of today's Twitter postings.
- 09:41 going to try sea anchor and see what happens... #
- 09:43 From TeamRoz: Roz has re-enabled GPS tracking on the RozTracker! rozsavage.com/tracker #
- 09:52 Roz has now re-enabled GPS updates on the RozTracker! #
- 09:53 From TeamRoz: All GPS data that was hidden for the past few days is now visible on the RozTracker! bit.ly/irsPz #
- 10:15 tracker should be coming back on around now for final week's countdown! #
- 14:00 need to push north. safest approach to tarawa is fro m east. #
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Roz's Day - Postings from Twitter
This is a digest of today's Twitter postings.
- 12:31 NICOLE: Off to the Fiji airport...see ya on the other side of the equator...in Tarawa! #
- 12:55 back from radio silence. had to share... #
- 12:55 surrounded by sharky feeding frenzies. not the day to take a swim. #
- 18:20 back from radio silence. had to share... #
- 18:20 surrounded by sharky feeding frenzies. not the day to take a swim. #
- 19:05 just crossed the equator...again. south to north this time. now a double shellback? #
- 20:54 100 days at sea. exactly 2 00 nautical miles to go. #
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