I spent the last night on the boat in a remote area with the boat moored to a tree. It was a nice and peaceful way to end an exciting and hectic journey down the Mekong. In the morning of the 10th day the boat and I navigated our way around the most dangerous part …
Jul
20
Day 8-9
The rain stopped but the wind, waves, and whirlpools started. the boat was getting tossed around pretty good. the boat feels like a tank. it never feels like its only being held up by plastic bottles. its only when i look at the bottles do i get a little nervous. Made it to Mukdahan in …
Jul
18
Day 7 – Pictures uploaded
Reached Nakon Phanom yesterday evening, only 15 seconds before the hardest rain I’ve ever seen. Phew! After it stopped raining I went around town looking for dinner and supplies. Afterwards I watched some Tv shows on the laptop (usual routine) and got some sleep. This morning I got some more fuel for the boat and …
Jul
17
Day 5-6
Still raining but still making progress. was able to park the boat at another small thai navy base. got some supplies and will try to reach nakon panom this evening. the boat is dong REALLY well. next stop has an internet cafe. will upload photos then. thanks for all the support.
Jul
15
Days 1-4
Spent 90 minutes typing a description for each day but lost everything when i hit send. Will try again later. Until then, everything is going very well and the boat is doing great! Lots of rain today. Hopefully it will clear up tomorrow. UPDATE: Day 1 We launched the boat at about 2pm. Isara volunteers, …
Jul
12
Ready To Leave
Hard to believe the boat is finally finished. We’ve been working on it for so long I almost forgot there was something else we needed to do. That is, take it down the Mekong River and encourage as many people as possible to not throw trash in their rivers. You know, the important part! I’m …
Jul
09
Promotional Materials + New Website
Yesterday we launched our new “Think Before You Throw” website, which you’re viewing right now. The site will have regular updates of the campaign’s progress down the Mekong River. In case you’re curious, the domain name is TalkTrash.org because ThinkBeforeYouThrow.org was already taken. Until the rain clears, and we can get back down to …
Jul
06
Spotlights Installed + Map
Last night we installed the spotlights. We don’t plan on doing any sailing at night but it’s best to be prepared. Here is the map of the first leg (and possibly only leg) of our journey. It is about 650km (400 miles). You can monitor our progress down the Mekong River by visiting the link …
Jul
02
Departure Delayed (again)
Quick update: We are still preparing the boat for the long trip down the Mekong River. Fixing electrical problems, adding metal sheets under the boat, tightening bolts and screws, and stocking the boat with supplies. It has been raining (and flooding) for the past week so that has delayed our departure by a week or …
Jun
25
Boat Launch Ceremony
Here are some pics from Saturday’s event. Unfortunately the rain kept most of our guests away and the fast current of the river kept us from sailing the boat after the ribbon cutting ceremony. Thank you to our Isara sponsors and volunteers for making all of this possible. And thank you to the Vice-Governor of …
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