Congratulations Freya!!!
Published December 15, 2009 | 
Mind me platypus duck, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Don’t let him go running amok, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Altogether now!..
It’s been a long time coming, but I can’t say there was much doubt. Freya Hoffmeister of Germany completed her sea kayak circumnavigation of Australia!! Amazing! Wonderful! Well done!
Ok, here’s the math… Freya completed the trip in 322 days. (245 paddling days). Only Paul Caffyn has done this trip before her. Paul did it in 361 days (257 paddling days). Now if you are into math you’ll see, she beat Paul’s times on both counts.. (Something I’m sure never entered her mind.)
Personally I don’t give a rip about the numbers. I’m simply pleased Freya accomplished a goal that was so important to her and that she’s alive to tell the tale. The risks she faced over the last year are incomprehensible to many and more than most will face in a life time.. Was it worth it? For Freya. Yes.
Congratulations, Freya. What’s next?
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5 Responses to Congratulations Freya!!!
Derrick, you appear to be the first to report Freya’s completion.
I tried reaching both her website on the expedition and your hot-link above (Read On!).
All I receive is: ‘Page not found – HTTP 404 -’ messages.
I’m working on that right now. It was fine, and then suddenly there are 404s on the subpages. strange. … OH, I fixed it. silly glitch. you should be able to access her blog now.
Derrick, again a 404 on Freya’s site… Overload?
We have been following her the whole journey – such a great accomplishment. Hope to meet her someday.
Congratulations Freya!
What an adventure! We have loved following it in Sea Kayaker Magazine! Keep paddling!
Cheers,
Chris