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Date	Category	Country
26/06/2008
New Website by Kendon Glass
Brink Adventures are currently developing a new website that will be going live shortly.
06/02/2008		Australia
Brink Expedition Update by Kendon Glass
Well look what the cat has dragged in. Hi to everyone out there in the big wide world. I have a fair bit of catching up to do. There's a lot that has happened since Java, Indonesia. There has been some delays getting the website back online...
02/07/2007		Thailand
Waiting Game by Kendon Glass
Still if at the end of this week I have not found a position to crew on a yacht I will return to the bicycle and make my way overland to Malaysia. However with the recent spate of bombings and killings in Thailand’s southern provinces...
19/06/2007		Cambodia
Distances Dissolved by Kendon Glass
Having cycled all the way from his home in Oslo, he had been travelling the line for two years. It just so happened that his finishing point was a few hundred kilometers down the track at Bangkok. His journey was all but finished...
11/06/2007		Cambodia
Khmer Rouge and Scorpion Stings by Kendon Glass
Nights on the strong man herbal wine with former members of the Khmer Rouge, scorpion stings, broken bicycle frames and machete bearing assailants in the muddy back streets of Poipet border town made Cambodia far from boring...
07/06/2007		Myanmar
Facade by Kendon Glass
An eager official waiting at the threshold spies me through the crowd; rubbing his hands together, he manufactures a smile and invites me in like I’m long lost kin. It’s all a facade. As it turns out, he’s not happy with my US currency...
27/05/2007		Thailand
Thailand Update by Kendon Glass
So much has happened over the years of this journey and there is much that has not made its way onto the web. On the road it has not always been easy to put pen to paper with the cold nights conducive to lulls in expression...
30/04/2007		Tibet
A Monks Life - Part 2 by Kendon Glass
I am lost in dreaming and unwittingly commit the day’s first faux pas, letting my bowl of yak butter tea grow cold. Thanks largely to the genorosity of my hosts by days end I would redeem myself and break every yak butter tea drinking record...
22/04/2007		Tibet
From Inside my Tent by Kendon Glass
It’s hard to believe that I am all alone on the Tibetan Plateau, on the rooftop of the world. Up here it’s so remote; the silence of night is disturbed only by the cold nocturnal winds, nature’s watchdog to tear through any facade, to keep it all real...
15/04/2007		Tibet
A Monks Life - Part 1 by Kendon Glass
I asked for the toilet and followed a monastic entourage of ten young monks out the front gate and into the night. What followed was one of those unforgettable moments in the life of a traveller...
10/04/2007		Tibet
Hard Seat – A Tibetan Train Journey by Kendon Glass
Curiosity gets the better of me and I press the red button. Without warning a loud guttural spray jets out of the side wall soaking the bum of my pants. With the intensity of a high pressure hose it suggests to me that 52 hours on the hard seat is...
02/04/2007		Nepal
Tough Call by Kendon Glass
I needed to focus on the option that would give me every chance of reaching South East Asia by bicycle. I couldn’t afford to be turned around by the Chinese. After Tibet there would be no more overland routes at my disposal...
29/03/2007		Nepal
The Purveyors by Kendon Glass
Working overtime to hold me with his big sorry brown eyes he repeats, “No money, no money” pointing to the grocer nearby. Right there was the sting. He ushers me into the store where he orders...
23/03/2007		Nepal
I'm Doing Fine by Kendon Glass
I had quickly learned that the bakeries heavily discount their remaining items after 9pm. The road makes life’s little luxuries even that much more enjoyable and at half price a Thamel cream bun can take you all the way to nirvana...
18/03/2007		Nepal
The Way Home - Part 3 by Kendon Glass
Groups of excited village children pushed me from behind propelling me towards the Friendship Bridge. I would crouch there for several hours, watching the detail, watching the Chinese authorities...
13/03/2007		Nepal
The Way Home - Part 2 by Kendon Glass
With visa length as the defining hurdle, my resulting investigations uncovered four options. Two of them were legal...
09/03/2007		Nepal
The Way Home - Part 1 by Kendon Glass
When I was a child, Kathmandu was one of those far flung stops that stoked the coals and spurred the imagination. Along with places like Timbuktu, Machu Pichu and the black stump, Kathmandu shared a veil of mystery...
05/03/2007		Nepal
Juniper Burning by Kendon Glass
Their entertaining banter toys with the foreigner, working you out, devising angles, dreaming up the sell. I round smoky corners to the offerings of juniper burning...
02/03/2007		Nepal
Annapurna by Kendon Glass
Exhilarating downhill’s into densely forested valleys would expose hidden nests of smoky shacks, a community of people moving about freely as in the brushed strokes of an effortless masterpiece...
19/02/2007		Nepal
Nature Speaks by Kendon Glass
Within 10 minutes I was surrounded by a swirling gale that whipped the undergrowth up into a frenzy. The power behind that storm was by any account awe inspiring. In the end I didn’t outrun it; perhaps I wouldn’t of even if I could of...
01/12/2006	Spirit of Cricket	Tibet
Backyard with Boonie by Kendon Glass
Hey Boonie, Just cycled up to Everest Base Camp. Bit hilly on the Tibetan side but well worth it. Spectacular!
18/11/2006		India
Goodbye India by Kendon Glass
For a moment there I lost myself in a trance, my focus blurring at that very moment the heavens' fullness turned to vapour, snuffing out the tarmac's searing edge. It was here that I made my peace with India...
14/11/2006		India
The Punjab Express by Kendon Glass
So the porter boards the train, sniffs you out, makes a beeline for your baggage and begins to disembark with it before a price for his services can be fixed. Presumably over time he has come to realise that he holds...
09/11/2006		India
Backtrack by Kendon Glass
The sun fell behind the Panaji river mouth, its last dusty rays setting a glow on the ship's navigation table where I had positioned myself to pore over my maps. With urgency I scribbled down distances using a blunt pencil on some scrap paper...
04/11/2006		India
Fortunate Run by Kendon Glass
In light of this I entertained the idea of heating up my porridge in the face of the world's tallest mountain and experiencing the richness and diversity of Tibetan culture. Backtracking the 3000 kilometres necessary to connect my route east...
30/10/2006		India
Acceptance by Kendon Glass
I can now clearly see how I have been unconsciously playing these contrasting relations out in my own life, whether it is inducing conflict and struggle or perpetuating an atmosphere of peace...
25/10/2006		India
The Wait by Kendon Glass
I entered the office as the plump Superintendent rang her tinny bell, prompting an elderly and fragile looking man to shuffle her way with tea and cookies. I began my story clearly and succinctly, my journey, my Skipper's medical emergency...
19/10/2006		Tibet
Update by Kendon Glass
Funnily enough, it is through a series of these so called ups and downs, through several quirks of fate, that I find myself back on my bicycle and cycling across the world’s highest plateau making my way to Mount Everest Base Camp....
19/07/2006		India
Stranded by Kendon Glass
It soon became evident that my comrade was far more skilled in the area of sensitive diplomacy than I would ever be, his talents laying specifically with those relations that are verging on insanity...
13/07/2006		India
The Long Way Home by Kendon Glass
In no time John had taken several hits before the cat, with arched back, edged away into the darkness between two stalls. In that moment I was totally oblivious to how profoundly & swiftly my own journey would become affected...
09/07/2006		India
Shiva the Destroyer by Kendon Glass
I cycled into god forsaken settlements shadowed by impressive sand storms. The horizons often closed in and turned bold, blackening out the canvas, rewinding the day back into the pre dawn. Villagers would scatter, fasten down their hatches...
26/06/2006		India
Ganesha is Kind by Kendon Glass
With 15km left to cycle on the sub-continent I am fully aware that along with the Capital of Iran this 2000 kilometres through India has been the most dangerous cycling I have done. Indian cities probably get the edge on Tehran in the danger stakes...
19/06/2006		India
Bearing Southward by Kendon Glass
While cycling to Mumbai through the heat of an Indian summer I knew that 6 weeks away blowing from the South West loomed a climate change of torrential proportions...
07/06/2006		India
Sailing for Malaysia? by Kendon Glass
I found India to be a land of extremes. I have never experienced anything like it. Up close it was intense, it was survival, it was primeval, it was vibrant, it was ruthless, nothing wasted, little to gain, every opportunity taken.
06/05/2006		India
Happy Holi by Kendon Glass
During morning tea I was taken down by a sniper positioned on a roof top and in the middle of lunch I surrendered to the masses as they joyfully went about covering me from head to toe in the colours of the rainbow...
02/05/2006		India
Decision Time by Kendon Glass
There are some logistic problems involved with travelling independently through Tibet. For one it is forbidden by the Chinese government. It would require me to cycle large sections of mountainous terrain by night, camping away from the roads...
28/04/2006		Iran
Leggings and Turtlenecks by Kendon Glass
Until then, with the sword of Islam precariously poised over my head I was prepared to cycle through the mid day heat of Iran in leggings and turtle necks...
24/04/2006		Iran
Crunch Time by Kendon Glass
As I reversed I saw a baseball bat sitting on the back seat. This left no doubt in my mind, these guys were dangerous. The important question remains. If they have a baseball bat do they have a gun...
20/04/2006		Iran
Coming a Cropper by Kendon Glass
Feeling weak and nauseous, perhaps in slight shock, I put my head back and closed my eyes. Several Iranians gathered around, insisting I come to see their factory medico and offering to take me onto hospital...
14/04/2006		Iran
Underground in Takistan by Kendon Glass
I looked around. Some of the men had full untrimmed beards in accordance with orthodox Islam. Was this a test? What year was it? Are the clerics still in power? Maybe it is a good vintage? I decided it foolish to say yes, but part of me was curious...
10/04/2006		Iran
Blessed Bombs by Kendon Glass
“Bush is coming. Bring the bombs. He will get rid of these hypocritical mullahs!” the man exploded as everyone present leant an ear but seemed to give little recognition to his outlandish sentiments. The streets in Iran were like that...
04/04/2006		Iran
Visa Indifference by Kendon Glass
I waited for an hour in a sometimes volatile queue, it taking only one man to jump queue for the entire system to break down. Welcome to queuing in Iran, very fragile, very fragile. Nosing my way to the counter in a photo finish...
30/03/2006		Iran
Cooking with Spirits by Kendon Glass
After three pharmacies and countless glares of distrust I had two litres of glistening ethyl alcohol [96%] double bagged and before me. I slowly edged towards the doorway to avoid further suspicion. The bottles clinked, I chuckled nervously...
26/03/2006		Iran
Red, White and Blue by Kendon Glass
“I lost many friends in that war, but I don’t hate the Iraqis. They are our brothers. If the Americans come here then I will kill them,” he said assuredly, jumping thoughts in what seemed to be a bitter reflection...
22/03/2006		Iran
Finger Licking Good by Kendon Glass
Now that’s interesting. So our Skippy has made it to Iran? How bizarre is that? Before I managed to digest the socio cultural impact that a crime fighting marsupial with extrasensory abilities could have on a generation of Iranians...
12/03/2006		Iran
The Darker Side by Kendon Glass
Due to our remote location I was not comfortable with this situation, however in such situations it is best not to show fear or uncertainty. Two of the men worked together to make me a coffee and partition me off a generous share of what I considered ...
03/03/2006		Iran
Iran Diaries by Kendon Glass
I would find myself inadvertently bunking down in an opium den or drinking tea with Russian truck drivers as they discussed the medicinal value of Vodka for a bad tooth ache, justifying in good conscience the contraband they were carrying...
26/02/2006		Turkey
Frontier Sharks by Kendon Glass
I joined a long queue of locals and waited for the customs officer to return my passport. The money peddlers hovered at a safe distance, nibbling at my patience like a flock of seagulls fighting over a dirty french fry...
19/02/2006		Turkey
Turkey says goodbye by Kendon Glass
I was in the extreme reaches of Turkey. Against a strong headwind I had inched my way to a chain of semi-trailers representing the border crossing to a foreign land. With the privilege afforded me on bicycle, I swerved in and out of the shadows cast by...
09/02/2006		Turkey
Perception by Kendon Glass
I woke to the sun rising brilliantly over Iran, over the king of beasts. It dawned on me then that I was entering one of the most exciting phases of my journey...
02/02/2006		Greece
Shock and Awe by Kendon Glass
We were reminded that for two days now, ‘US Warship 51’ had been policing this section of the Ionian Sea. The North Americans requests for compliance to other vessels have become a regular broadcast on the public VHF channel...
28/01/2006		Italy
Aeolian Triangle by Kendon Glass
Aeolus is said to have given the Greek hero Odysseus a leather bag filled with all the winds. Unfortunately, Odysseus’s crew opened it thinking that the bag contained gold, only to be swept briskly back...
24/01/2006		Italy
Nature's Classroom by Kendon Glass
There exists a peace inherent in this ketch’s motion, its hull cutting through miles of ocean plain, leaving the dark past in her wake. With the nothingness surrounding us, soon every sensation becomes acute...
20/01/2006		Italy
Length and Width by Kendon Glass
The new day dawns, and with it permeates a pure energy, the balance to life’s delicate equation. Light penetrates darkness and the melodies of migrating birds replace the uncertainty that came with last night’s stormy sea...
16/01/2006		Italy
Cagliari | Fire in the Sky by Kendon Glass
“Ye gaun oot furra wee swally laddy?”, says Alex nudging me as he jumps out of the shower. Not to be deceived by this ageing Scot, I knew exactly what a ‘wee swally’ meant...
12/01/2006		Spain
Man Overboard by Kendon Glass
We couldn’t afford to lose another man over. The heavy seas meant that access to the Skipper was limited and I had already made two failed solo attempts at getting him on board. His dead weight hung free of the yacht, the concave hull slippery as an eel..
08/01/2006		Spain
The Three Jocks by Kendon Glass
Amidst our protests he would climb the mast in heavy seas or he would do the unenviable task of unclogging the head (toilet), where the protests were replaced by a self-centred encouragement - "Excellent work Alex. Nice job"...
04/01/2006		Spain
Sailing for Sardinia by Kendon Glass
Alec's imperturbable manner was admirable, keeping a cool head is important at sea and his resolve gave me confidence that we would achieve our goal. When conducting first aid I advised him of his options. We could suture it there and then or ...
30/12/2005		Spain
Pulling Anchor by Kendon Glass
Ten minutes had passed, so I began to drop a few hints about my capacity for investing in Spanish real estate - "beers not cheap here are they?" ...
24/12/2005		Pakistan
Socks and Jocks by Kendon Glass
It seems the closer I get to home the harder the Christmas's are becoming. This will be my fourth consecutive Christmas on the road and I find myself longing for several leg ham and cheese 'toasties', preferably done under the grill...
18/12/2005	School Journals	Australia
Aussie Kids deliver the Spirit of Cricket by Ben Glass
Late last year grade 6 students from St. Ignatius Primary School located in Toowong,  Brisbane, Australia presented Brink with a cheque for $175 to help purchase cricket equipment for an Arawak Indian community met during the South American leg...
14/12/2005		Pakistan
Cervantes and the Road by Kendon Glass
The road, wrote Cervantes, "is always better than the inn." Standing on the highest pass of the journey at 4730 metres one had to wonder what he was thinking, I couldn't remember the last time I had been so cold...
05/12/2005		Pakistan
Old World Leishmaniasis by Kendon Glass
These sorts of requests, deemed unusual in the West, are met without hesitation in Pakistan. It is evident from my telephone conversation that next time I may be able to order some much needed underwear with my chicken Karahi...
09/11/2005		Kyrgyzstan
Sary Tash and About by Kendon Glass
I sank into a lifeless mattress, a wafer thin wall separating a blaring television from the head of my bed, the Russian soapie muffling a child's screams for attention. The Kygryz man kept the conversation to a bare minimum, giving me a quick fire...
08/11/2005		Australia
And the Earth Charter Award goes to... by Louise Erbacher
My experiences with Brink over the last few years have helped me to realise that nothing is ever certain and even in the last hour, things can still change - DRAMATICALLY - but isn't that what makes life exciting?
03/11/2005	School Journals	China
Satellite Call - Our Lady of the Rosary, Kenmore by Kendon Glass
The Year 5 Students from Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School, Kenmore, Australia, chat with Kendon via the satellite phone from Kashgar in NW China.
28/09/2005		Kyrgyzstan
Nomad by Kendon Glass
My baggage is now the lightest it has been in 3 years and breaking the elusive 40 kg barrier. Yesterday I analysed every single item, the cricket bat weighing in at a privileged 1.5kg.
16/09/2005		Uzbekistan
Silk Road by Kendon Glass
A quick summary of recent events would include being approached by con men acting as police and demanding to see my passport. On one occasion I only managed to cycle off after being forcibly patted down...
16/08/2005		Turkey
Across the Threshold by Kendon Glass
Working your way up to a high pass you are never really sure what the reward is going to be. I stopped on the crest, feeling my heart rate drop slowly as I observed the terrain falling away from me. The sun was 'half to go' and if it had not been for...
24/07/2005		Turkey
First Days at Gallipoli by Kendon Glass
"If you go that way you will most probably die like your grandfathers...", he paused for effect as I witnessed the inevitable with my own eyes. I felt an element of Turkish pride cutting me down to size. Touché old man, touché...
18/07/2005		Turkey
Adventure by Kendon Glass
The tarmac reflects a mean heat, my water bottle is sitting hot, come lunch it will make for a nice brew. The petrol stations offer a welcome reprieve from the long stretches of lonely highway. "Sit down my friend, from where you come?" Wiping my brow...
04/07/2005		Turkey
No Exception by Kendon Glass
We move inside and I refuse outright to take the youngest brother's bed. I see very quickly that I have made the family feel uncomfortable. I remember the Islam philosophies on hospitality and their faith's abundant traditions...
26/06/2005		Turkey
Cycling through Turkey by Kendon Glass
I was fully expecting lengthy delays with the processing of my Iranian visa so it was no surprise that it has taken this long. The good news is that my entry into Iran has been approved, all be it only for just 21 days...
17/06/2005		Turkey
Laptop Lifeline by Kendon Glass
Considering the foundation that has been laid over the last three years to include Australian schools in this journey, the current situation is a rather unfortunate one. If you are aware of an individual, organisation or company that may consider...
29/05/2005		Spain
Olive Branch by Kendon Glass
Here the wind travels through the ancient olive groves that lend their seed from further east, whispering secrets held long before the poetry of blind men. I am then reminded that the Olive Tree was the symbol of peace and fecundity in ancient Greece.
25/05/2005	School Journals	Spain
Blanquerna!! by Kendon Glass
To the smiling children of CP Blanquerna, Es Pont d'Inca (Mallorca) I would like to say a big thank you for making me feel so welcome. Below are the results of your questionnaire prepared by Guiem.
21/05/2005		Spain
Meeting Guiem by Kendon Glass
Guiem stood waiting in front of the church with his tartan umbrella stemming the flow overhead. “Hola Guiem”, I said. “Ahh, so you got it right. You pronounced my name correctly. Not very often do people from abroad do that.”
17/05/2005		Spain
Flashback - More on Freud... by Kendon Glass
It was as though we had been given a tranquiliser of sheer disbelief. The moment would have taken a Bull Elephant down to its knees. We were stunned. Beaten, we withdrew into the recesses of the sofa, with little hope, delivering a final involuntary plea.
13/05/2005		Spain
Weighed Down by Kindness by Kendon Glass
When he questioned me I simply explained that I was weighed down by Mallorcan hospitality – a 10 kilogram duffle bag of meats, cheeses, breads and home made jams held in place precariously on the rear rack by a couple of failing bunji cords.
07/05/2005		Spain
In Search of Water by Kendon Glass
Eyeing an outcrop of white washed houses on the coastal plain below I made plans to ask the inhabitants for two litres of water that would see me through the night.
18/04/2005		Spain
Setting Sail to the Orient by Kendon Glass
I have been very fortunate with the way recent events have unfurled and tomorrow I will be setting sail for Turkey from the shores of Spain. Over the next three weeks, I will be conducting satellite voice calls with several schools
07/04/2005	Spirit of Cricket	Bolivia
Gimme - A Blast from the Past by Kendon Glass
Blast from the Past - We arrived overland into Bolivia at the onset of a revolution which lasted three weeks and resulted in a change of Presidency after much violent protest...
02/04/2005		Spain
The King's Path by Kendon Glass
The terrain became more and more striking as I descended further and further into the earth’s fissure. I gained speed with the loss of altitude, the cliff faces I saw from a distance were now towering above me, rays of the sun momentarily breaking...
16/03/2005		Spain
Beeline for Mallorca by Kendon Glass
I am going to head back to the congested coast line where it is 8 to 10 degrees warmer, less rain and more shelters, although it is going to be harder to stay out of sight wild camping on round-a-bouts...
09/03/2005		Spain
Misty Hollow by Kendon Glass
I swear that Yoshi was more interested in zooming in on my componentry and load carrying systems than capturing me in my final stage, King of the Mountain pose...
05/03/2005		Spain
The Food Chain by Kendon Glass
Rubbing my eyes under weighted mist and dreary moon I could not see, but only hear the nervous rattle of lamb's bells off in the sleepy distance...
03/03/2005	Spirit of Cricket	Venezuela
Daniel's Challenge - Spirit of Cricket Initiative by Daniel from Km46
But most of all we brought cricket to this jungle, we made cricket bat out of corkwood tree, pads out of cardboard boxes and we used baseballs. Huge crowds came to see us play...
27/02/2005		Spain
The Simple Things by Kendon Glass
I am in a camping site tonight because I started to smell myself on the uphill surges. Have just finished my prayer vigil in front of a 21st Century Solar Rheem shrine, two massive hot water towers...
23/02/2005		Spain
Hitting the Frog and Toad by Kendon Glass
The pollution here is in your face. Depending on the direction of the wind one has to batten down the hatches and spray some deodoriser around before taking dinner onboard...
17/02/2005		Spain
The Rock by Kendon Glass
Every night for the past two weeks I have refrained from setting the alarm clock secure in the knowledge that come sun up, a set of afterburning turbofan engines would rock me from my tranquil slumber...
13/02/2005		Spain
Taking Stock by Kendon Glass
As a result I am looking at a 500€ (AUD $800) sting for a complete overhaul. It is on days like these that I have premonitions of singing for my supper in downtown Bangkok...
09/02/2005		Spain
Trif, Glen and Keith – The Kiwi mates by Kendon Glass
I just want to give you a rundown of some of the characters I met in Gibraltar. I really enjoyed rubbing shoulders with some lads from the Southern Hemisphere for the first time in a while...
06/02/2005		Atlantic Ocean
Expect the Unexpected by Kendon Glass
Either way my aspirations of arriving in Turkey before the onset of winter are now quashed. As it has turned out, crossing the Atlantic under sail was far more challenging and unpredictable than I had the capacity to imagine from the kitchen table in 2002
04/02/2005	Spirit of Cricket	Spain
Backyard with Boonie - On European Soil by Kendon Glass
The kids in Brazil have a similar street game to back yard cricket called Beté. They are no strangers to utilising a ripe mango or taping up a pair of socks or jocks in ‘lecky’ tape when short of a tennis ball.
03/02/2005		Atlantic Ocean
Night Watch by Kendon Glass
On my own the world seemed so much bigger and I enjoyed the responsibility of navigating safely through a stretch of the Atlantic that saw an increasing amount of traffic...
31/01/2005		Atlantic Ocean
Talking Babel by Kendon Glass
The many items of concern were given the single label of ‘veritable importance’ by the Captain and in the spirit of our new tongue Didier unwittingly named his favourite Australian cuisine the ‘Wobbaly Omlete’ after the marsupial...
11/01/2005		Atlantic Ocean
The French Connection by Kendon Glass
When they told me that they had just arrived alongside another boat that was heading for Turkey and looking for crew I cautiously wondered if I could just be that lucky?
08/01/2005		Atlantic Ocean
Shoving Off by Kendon Glass
We have made the decision for Dan to take the berth and in a quick turn of events he will be leaving tomorrow. It is going to be strange without my good mate but I look forward to meeting up at some point soon...
05/01/2005		Atlantic Ocean
Horta Marina Gallery by Kendon Glass
Our opportunities to depart this island have been few and far between so we are sure that while the window is open one of us should make tracks for the mainland...
02/01/2005		Atlantic Ocean
Mary and the Hidden Treasure by Kendon Glass
Around the island of Faial exisits a large number of volcanic caverns that pirates of the high seas purportedly used to stash their bounty. There is also a nice harboured beach called Baia Do Porto Pim...
30/12/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Camping on Burnt Rock by Kendon Glass
Camping atop a coastal headland roughly translated as 'burnt rock' has given us a nice view across the water to Pico summit and down onto the lit Horta Marina. This vantage point is also the perfect place to observe yacht numbers...
17/12/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Calderas by Kendon Glass
This crater is 2 kilometres in diameter with a perimeter of 7 kilometres. At regular intervals I could see the cold wind currents stirring mist in the belly of the crater...
04/12/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Horta Marina - Land Legs by Kendon Glass
On the turn of the first hour my land legs evaded me momentarily as I stepped forward unsurely towards the bathroom, the ground swaying where the bough used to be...
24/11/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 40 by Kendon Glass
After a protracted ocean leg, Pico Island of the Azores volcanic archipelago was really something to behold in the soft morning light.
19/11/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 39 by Kendon Glass
I may have been flirting with insanity as I proudly acknowledged my insightful discovery, but escapism in the form of a jam jar and spoon proved to be a blessing that provided me with hours of amusement.
15/11/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 38 by Kendon Glass
It was a very average culinary display on my behalf, which from a positive viewpoint left the majority to be consumed by my rather impartial stomach.
11/11/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 37 by Kendon Glass
What happened next balanced the equation that equalled a challenging and insightful five weeks at sea. Scrambling over winch and halyard to reach the stern, I swung wildly on the rear mainstay and exclaimed loudly to this giant of the sea...
07/11/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 36 by Kendon Glass
I have noticed an increase in the amount of rubbish in the water where we are now. The regularity of rubbish passing close to the boat is a little concerning considering how expansive the Atlantic Ocean is.
27/10/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 35 by
It has been a week without wind and plenty has gone wrong in this time. Just as on land, being immobilised in the face of adversity has exacerbated things. We are in the middle of the famed "Horse Latitudes"
23/10/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 34 by Kendon Glass
It's no excuse but maybe that’s what happens when you have spent a long time in trying conditions with the same group of people...
19/10/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 33 by Kendon Glass
Dan and I looked at each other through a haze of smoke, we shook our heads in ‘utter belief’ and ‘non amazement’ that the fire extinguisher had failed its vital mission. During this moment I felt more vulnerable...
15/10/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 31 to Day 32 by Kendon Glass
It was a joyous occasion when for the first time on the trip I tuned into the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The signal was shared with some Chinese lounge music but it didn’t matter.
10/10/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 30 by Kendon Glass
Days were then spent in mercurial planning, observing the little incidentals, the loss of appetite and the look of benign satisfaction on the faces of the other crew. Our first reconnaissance mission "Operation Dark Chocolate - Sweet Vengeance" began...
05/10/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 29 by Kendon Glass
Atlantic Ocean...Fan belt has gone. Tried to build one out of rope then Velcro. Nothing has held. Six hours in the engine room trying to keep the engine running. The engine battery finally wouldn’t start the engine anymore.
29/09/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 28 by Kendon Glass
Atlantic Ocean...Bathing off the back of the boat with a bucket into the deep blue has left me salted and dried. As with the treated meats in the galley at least this way I am guaranteed preservation for the majority of the voyage.
27/09/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 27 by Kendon Glass
Atlantic Ocean...Deep down I feel that I will take quite a bit from this intense time at sea. Although the current situation is inviting blame, I know I should do better than merely judge...
23/09/2004		Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing - Day 26 by Kendon Glass
Somehow the light-hearted theatre of me shovelling coal and slaving away in the galley created a spiritu