if one zooms in the North Atlantic, north of St. John’s Newfoundland, you won’t miss this landmark (Port St. Francis). Around UTC 1500, I radioed the Canadian Coastal Guard when I reached the cardinal marker at Port St. Francis) that “the Spirit of Waubun” is departing for UK at UTC 1500. “Great journey, the Spirit of Waubun”. Turning that corner, we immediately met very strong southerly wind, blowing us towards Greenland or Icebergs along the way. So, I re-set the heading and adjusted the COG (course-over-ground) which ocean rowers live on this term!
While 6 footers waves hit me from the sides in all shapes or forms. But soon, I fell in sleep! We spotted a bunch of playful dolphins and show-off whales earlier in the morning, but by now it seems nothing going on, until I spot a couple of moving bouys moving towards me. I stopped rowing and called my home-GPT Mike for a chat, mainly to wake myself up, as I just texted him not too long ago! He said either they are BIG FISH or data sensors. Sure enough, they are Argo! Check it out for what they do and how they associate with our daily lives — there are thousands of these in the world’s oceans. I saw two today drifting by!
Soon sun will set, and night rowing will start. Hope to see moon, stars and satellites. All these things have made me love earth and oceans, and ocean rowing allows me to know more about them.
