Sol Sisters

Our daily miles for the trip:
Day 1: 48.6
Day 2: 40.5
Day 3: 30.1
Day 4: 37.0
Day 5: 41.5
Day 6: 30.1
Total: 227.8 miles

Total hours paddled: 59hrs 45min

Average speed for the trip 3.8mph. We had a better average speed until the squall and strong headwind yesterday. In the thick of the squall our max speed was 1.1mph. We pointed into the wind and tried to hold position to avoid being blown and slammed on the sand bars and shallows at St. George’s Caye.

We are unpacking and settling in today. All-in-all we are doing okay physically and mentally. We’ve both got some blisters, sore hands, salt water abrasions, and a bit of soreness, but nothing serious and all common issues for long distance sea kayaking.

The journey was absolutely a highlight in both of our lives. We experienced the incredible majesty of off-shore Belize, paddling past countless cayes, across incredible coral heads, and out long stretches where we could see nothing but open water ahead.

We saw massive loggerheads that were probably older than both our ages combined and paddled with dolphins. We also got to be on the water for opening day of lobster season and see boats scattered about with their dories all around and the hard working fishermen diving for lobster.

We did have some tough times each day from exhaustion, but we’ve trained for that and always turned it around and pulled ourselves together. We’ve found a way to laugh until we nearly cry when exhausted which gives an endorphin boost to get us back on track.

Still much more to share, but wanted to let you all know we are doing well.

We are home. We covered 227.8 miles in 6 days. Not sure yet how many hours we spent paddling.

We have lots to share about our journey, but need a bit to decompress after the toughest day we’ve ever had on the water. We got slammed hard today with a huge squall with very heavy wind and massive swells. It took us about 2 hours to finally clear it only to be faced with a strong headwind.

Stay tuned as we post pics and videos and the highs, the lows, and a whole lot of appreciation to people who supported us on this amazing adventure.

Rough day on the sea on the last day hut looks like tentative arrival back at BluZen will be between 12:30/1:00