Deconstructing Atlantic rowers 16:55.00N 49:35.000W
Row Across The Pond
Richard Hoyland and Steve Coe
Wed 3 Mar 2010 20:38
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Rich...
After two months of this rowing adventure, the physical
punishment is starting to take it's toll on me personally. It's a landmark that
we've just broken into the prescription drugs to sort out the daily aches and
pains. Diclofenac is the first one for me, it's used for inflammation of muscles
and is being used to sort out a muscle pull that I got last night from trying to
push too hard to make use of the great Easterly winds we have...combined with
bad posture (Cath, sorry I wan't sitting up straight..had slouched into lazy
office worker pose).
I don't think we've done too bad at all to get this far
without the big guns of the prescription world...the bid bad analgesics go
untouched. The trick with avoiding injury seems be to mix things
up...alternate clothing arrangements, alternates gloves/pads...keep the
body guessing ;-) The one thing that I'm really surprised about is that I've
used the same gel pad for the whole journey, without the aid of fancy expensive
cushions or sheepskin rugs....just me and my trusty gel pad on the wooden
seat...it's a miracle (and one I hope sees me to the finish line)...here's a
plug "use JL Race Pads, they're great, one is all you need to last and
ocean"
Oh, we've broken the 700 mile barrier in some style and are
currently a respectable 689 miles from Antigua :-)
steve
Our Longitude of 50 degrees west just touches the east
side of venezuela, south america and through some of Brazil. thats a long way
from home wow,, we have rowed all this way,, no engine, just fuel for our
bodies, a pair of oars and a big/little heavy boat.. oh and lots of
moral support from friends and family..
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