I was going to be heading off today. Started doing some things on the internet at the Medellin-Meester’s place and realised how much I had to catch up on, and ended up staying another night. We had sushi for dinner. Stoked. Thanks guys. You are awesome.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Jessie shows how it’s done at Diamond Lake near Hemet today, and catches no fewer than five trout during our day out fishing. I caught nothing. A much as I would like to insist that fishing is all about luck, those odds do not well support my insistence. Even five […]
Day 619 – USA (CALIFORNIA): Fishing and catching in Hemet
This was the big day. 4 months in the waiting, I was finally here in the town of Hemet, California. Rosie Medellin had contacted me waaaaay back before I had even crossed the Atlantic regarding a possible fundraising effort to be held in Hemet when I passed through on my […]
Day 618 – USA (CALIFORNIA): Lowe Syndrome Fundraiser in Hemet
Today’s distance / ???????: 30 miles / 48km Average speed / ????: 7.3mph / 11.7km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 07m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3997mi plus 280mi (?) / 6432km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: n/a […]
Day 617 – USA (CALIFORNIA): From the Whitewater rest stop ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 33 miles / 53km Average speed / ????: 8.1mph / 13km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 03m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3967mi plus 280mi (?) / 6384km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33° […]
Day 616 – USA (CALIFORNIA): From Indio to Whitewater Rest ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 52 miles / 84km Average speed / ????: 9.4mph / 15km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 35m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3934mi plus 280mi (?) / 6331km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 270m Descent / ??: 180m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33.43.30.3, […]
Day 615 – USA (CALIFORNIA): From the Salton Sea to ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 62 miles / 101km Average speed / ????: 10.2mph / 16.4km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 07m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3881mi plus 280mi (?) / 6247km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33.06.14.1, […]
Day 614 – USA (ARIZONA and CALIFORNIA): From Somewhere near ...
Darn it. Misplaced my mileage info for today… Anyway, it was a bit of a lously start to the day. I had to get a ride for 15 miles from Quartzsite to Ehrenberg, on the Arizona side of the Colorado River; the border of California/Arizona. Gutted. In Blythe in California, […]
Day 613 – USA (ARIZONA and CALIFORNIA): From Quartzsite to ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 26 miles / 42km Average speed / ????: 9.1mph / 15km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 2h 54m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3766mi plus 280mi (?) / 6060km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33° […]
Day 612 – USA (ARIZONA): From Hope to Quartzsite out ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 62 miles / 100km Average speed / ????: 8.4mph / 13.5km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 7h 22m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3740mi plus 280mi (?) / 6019km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33° […]
Day 611 – USA (ARIZONA): From Tonopah Valley to Hope
Today’s distance / ???????: 57 miles / 92km Average speed / ????: 9.5mph / 15km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 04m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3678mi plus 280mi (?) / 5920km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33° […]
Day 610 – USA (ARIZONA): From Phoenix to Tonopah Valley
Today’s distance / ???????: 36 miles / 58km Average speed / ????: 10.1mph / 16.3km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 3h 36m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3621mi plus 280mi (?) / 5827km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: not much Descent / ??: lots End-of-day GPS coordinates: […]
Day 608 – USA (ARIZONA): From Tempe to Phoenix
Today’s distance / ???????: 43 miles / 69km Average speed / ????: 9.0mph / 14.5km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 46m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3584mi plus 280mi (?) / 5769km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: not much Descent / ??: lots End-of-day GPS coordinates: […]
Day 607 – USA (ARIZONA): From the Top of The ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 48 miles / 77km Average speed / ????: 7.4mph / 11.9km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 26m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3541mi plus 280mi (?) / 5700km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 1120m Descent / ??: 550m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33.21.15.8, […]
Day 606 – USA (ARIZONA): From somewhere on US70 heading ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 48 miles / 77km Average speed / ????: 7.5mph / 12.1km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 23m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3494mi plus 280mi (?) / 5623km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 215m Descent / ??: 380m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33.12.42.2, […]
Day 605 – USA (ARIZONA): From Safford to somewhere on ...
The body is very communicative. When it talks to me, I try to listen. Last night it was saying that I need full day off. It said this by not letting me go back to sleep after I woke up at 2am. So here I am, updating the website on […]
Day 604 – USA (ARIZONA): Staying put in Safford
Today’s distance / ???????: 10.7 miles / 17.3km Average speed / ????: 11.9mph / 19.1km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 54 minutes Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3446mi plus 280mi (?) / 5545km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: Safford […]
Day 603 – USA (ARIZONA): From 10 miles out of ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 49 miles / 79km Average speed / ????: 8.2mph / 13.1km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 01m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3435mi plus 280mi (?) / 5528km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 345m Descent / ??: 615m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N32.47.16.0, […]
Day 602 – USA (NEW MEXICO and ARIZONA): From 15 ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 45 miles / 73km Average speed / ????: 8.8mph / 14.2km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 08m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3386mi plus 280mi (?) / 5449km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 145m Descent / ??: 195m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N32.29.59.6, […]
Day 601 – USA (NEW MEXICO): From I-10 MM54 to ...
Greetings. 3,615 miles / 5,820kms. Just passed it. The current Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey by Skateboard. Stoked. Still a long way to go until I head home to New Zealand though. From here in Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA, I continue skateboarding west through Phoenix, Arizona, all the […]
Quick update from the New Mexico desert
Today’s distance / ???????: 30 miles / 49km Average speed / ????: 8.6mph / 13.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 3h 30m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3340mi plus 280mi (?) / 5376km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 120m Descent / ??: 50m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N32.12.13.1, […]
Day 600 – USA (NEW MEXICO): From Deming to a ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 55 miles / 89km Average speed / ????: 8.6mph / 14km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 25m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3310mi plus 280mi (?) / 5327km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 295 Descent / ??: 195 End-of-day GPS coordinates: Deming […]
Day 599 – USA (NEW MEXICO): From La Mesilla to ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 46 miles / 75km Average speed / ????: 8.7mph / 14km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 19m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3255mi plus 280mi (?) / 5238km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 290 Descent / ??: 285 End-of-day GPS coordinates: N32.17.34.8, […]
Day 598 – USA (TEXAS and NEW MEXICO): From El ...
I had every intention to leave today, but last night I had trouble sleeping. Elevated heart rate, rushing thoughts…I just couldn’t sleep right. This happens when I am exhausted. You’d think I would sleep well when I’m totally knackered. But no. I took this as a sign that I should […]
Day 597 – USA (TEXAS): Another day in El Paso
My Mum just commented: “What did I tell you! I knew you would be wishing for your bike back!!!!! But you can’t get a skateboard record on a bike so just keep that thought in your head.” So true, Mum. That’s one of the few things that keeps me going. […]
Day 596 – USA (TEXAS): Updating in El Paso
Today’s distance / ???????: 45 miles / 72km Average speed / ????: 7.7mph / 12.4km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 45m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3208mi plus 280mi (?) / 5163km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 190 Descent / ??: 170 End-of-day GPS coordinates: N31.45.43.0, […]
Day 595 – USA (TEXAS): El Paso at last…
Today’s distance / ???????: 45 miles / 75km Average speed / ????: 7.5mph / 12km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 30m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 3164mi plus 280mi (?) / 5092km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 240 Descent / ??: 495 End-of-day GPS coordinates: N31.23.14.9, […]