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People who understand – they “put the kettle on” A warm welcome – a woman we met before on the beach expected us at the pier in Courtown with tomato soup and hot water for our flasks – she just put the kettle on.. And there are the other “strange” kind of people, mostly “marine” or others having seen the world. They know and understand. The only things they ask for, is for decisions like “ you want a shower after or before dinner? When do you want your clothes to be washed? Which kind of chart do you need? Was the information we gave you about our kayaking area helpful or not? Do you need any more food? …” How to recognize them? They just appear, for example, after a long tough day at a pier at a quarter past ten in dusk, “order” you into their car, to sleep at their house and to “eat what you can find”. You might see a VHF-Radio in the car, where others would have their mobile phone or you find it (the VHF), when reaching the bathroom, after having passed the hall where often sea charts replace ordinary pictures. And if they offer “putting the kettle on for some water for the flask” do not be surprised, if they also pile up all sorts of food on the table and expect you to eat it, or they pick you up at 6 o´clock on a Sunday morning from the ferry explaining, “it is not really early for me because it is summer anyway” (in May!). Or they visit you twice a day in your camp, where you are weather-bound and huddled away from a force 8/9 wind. Even if you are more than three hours late for an appointment, there is no complaint, although it must have spoiled their whole daily plan. This completely unselfish way of helping and supporting, sometimes left us almost speechless. It became one of the most surprising and touching parts of the journey. We felt these people were travelling with us in a way: They either had already experienced, what we were experiencing or would have liked to experience what we did: So they became an important part of our journey. Perhaps we were fulfilling a dream they would not have the time to make real for themselves? Our journey became their journey and for them we went © Christian Dingenotto 2015 24
on battering into headwinds and nasty weather, and that made us feel obliged to go on. For us alone we could have given up, but we completed the journey for them. So on some of our really bad days feeling responsible for our “co- travelers “, turned out to be the driving force and motivation to complete the circumnav. A ViP (Very important Paddler) at our campsite – Mick O´Meara (future record holder of going round Ireland) © Christian Dingenotto 2015 25
Page 1 and 2: Going round 2015: Re-viewed - Memor
Page 3 and 4: Going round 2015: re-viewed How to
Page 5 and 6: Paddlers (some of the first Germans
Page 7 and 8: Gear / Way of Life Christian and Mi
Page 9 and 10: Contact-Details for Feedback and
Page 11 and 12: Preparing Maybe you being paddler,
Page 13 and 14: Skills (Paddling) Christian playing
Page 15 and 16: On tour Some descriptions of the
Page 17 and 18: Planning Planning session in Crookh
Page 19 and 20: Paddling Being our first big trip a
Page 21 and 22: Meetings / Findings While paddling
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Page 29 and 30: Mental Skills While coping with sea
Page 31 and 32: started being easy going north and
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Page 35 and 36: Thinking / Self Reflexions: what I
Page 37 and 38: Coffee and Cake good humour. Happy
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Page 41 and 42: Learnings - wee “wisdoms” or to
Page 43 and 44: Tool-Box You might be interested in
Page 45 and 46: Cook Lunch gear I like my cooking
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Page 49 and 50: Sad gear Some gear made a good firs
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