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Thies Matzen: Wanderer III: Southern Ocean by the Stars | Travel Grit Podcast
My dear friends Thies Matzen and his wife Kicki Ericson have navigated their wooden sloop Wanderer III in the Southern Ocean for decades, mostly by stars and sextant. Their voyages under sail have inspired me for years, from overwintering two years on the sub-Antarctic South Georgia Island, to sailing Wanderer III to the Antarctica, the smallest traditional plank on frame boat ever to do so.
Jail to Sail: New Interview With Sven Yrvind on my Travel Grit Podcast
Oh man, I’m excited. I just posted an interview with one of my all-time sailing heroes, Sven Yrvind, on my Travel Grit podcast. Short version: Sven was beaten by his teachers, locked up for desertion, built a sailboat in his mother’s basement, and sailed off to sailing legend. Long version: the wonderful 1-hour, 19-minute interview that I had with Sven on Travel Grit.
Click on over to listen to Sven explain how he got his boat out of his mom’s… Continue reading
The $1 Horse That Walked 5,000 Miles
Some people save up for years before a big trip. Sea G Rhydr spent one dollar. One buck bought her an outlaw gelding named Jesse James, and that horse carried her 5,000 miles across America. No sponsor. No support vehicle. Just a woman, a cheap horse, and a lot of road.
I sat down with Sea on the Travel Grit podcast to hear how that ride actually went — the breakdowns, the kindness of strangers, the moments… Continue reading
Long Rider Gin Szagola: First Solo Horse Ride Across Southern Australia
A little over a year ago, Julia and I visited with our friend the Long Rider Gin Szagola. She was planning to fly to Australia, gentle a wild brumby (which is what they call a mustang in Australia) and ride it across southern Australia.
Last week, Gin became the first person to ride a single horse across southern Australia without a chase crew or support vehicle. It was just her and Fable, the wild Snowy Mountain Brumby she trained herself.… Continue reading
