Outdoor Retailer Show Salt Lake City 8.-11. August 2008

Thanks to epic kayaks to bringing me in for the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City!

I’ll be at the epic booth 1/2 days, and loking around he other 1/2 days (but don’t know yet which half…)

If someone would like to meet me there - my cellphone should be working!

Thanks to Sea Kayaker Magazine and Hilleberg the Tentmaker for inviting me to their annual partys! It will be fun, I assume… :-))

Thanks for Australian hospitality!

I am overwhelmed - a long list of response e-mails and comments on my blog-entry for assistance on the way along the OZ-coastline came in - thanks to all the helpful, friendly people!

I am honored I seem to be that much welcome in your country!

I’ll do my best to stop by in most places (it’s actually not too hard in sight of a hot shower…), but hope I don’t have to disappoint too many people especially in the populated areas - it will still be a fast paddle within one year.(no longer tourist visa possible :-))  )

Tassie will be another weekender…

Hi to all people out there in Tasmania!

I have to apologize that I won’t include Tasmania in my upcoming circumnavigation of the Australian mainland.

I’ve got already response from Tassie people on my previous entry - thanks to Geoff and Andreas!!  - and I’m sure that one day this will be a seperate trip for me, rounding the beautiful southern island. Preferred combined with some inland exploratin as well - but you can’t do everything on one trip!

Australian contacts wanted!

My OZ-trip planning is proceeding on now, after it was a bit on a hold due to some excessive working time…

Actually, this was part of the trip preparations, too, getting some stuff in my shops updated and running.

I do have a pile of 125 maps 1:250.000 at home now, given by Geoscience Australia. Thanks a lot! OZ becomes a realistic shape, nosing ino the maps now, and re-reading Paul Caffyn’s Australian book and other shorter or longer OZ-trip-reports. The maps will be sitting on my front deck all day the next year!