In the 12 months between Anzac Day 2014 and Anzac Day 2015, Huw Kingston plans to circumnavigate the Mediterranean Sea via a combination of sea kayaking, walking, ski touring and mountain biking across 20 countries; a distance of some 15,000km. The expedition is timed to coincide with the Anzac Centenary in 2015; 100 years since the allied landings at Gallipoli in Turkey that resulted in massive loss of life on both sides. This is commemorated each year on Anzac Day, 25th April by Australia, New Zealand and Turkey. Huw plans to kayak away from Anzac Cove at Gallipoli on the day after Anzac Day 2014 and return 12 months later in time for Anzac Day 2015.
During the expedition Huw will be raising much needed funds for Save the Children to assist their work with children caught up in conflict zones across the world.

Friday 18 July 2014

Day 84, Friday 18 July - Sutivan, Brac Island, Croatia

Never too much of Brac.......

That's what the T shirt says and for those who are checking my progress here but are not viewing the mediterr annee Facebook page will note I have not moved in the past 10 days. I have spoken little about the discomforts and challenges of paddling day in day out for 8-10 hrs a day. The rashes and wrenches, the effects of salt and sun, pushing on when you want to laze on the beach.

It was not my plan to visit the city of Split on the mainland and if I should then not to spend time in a little loved attraction; Split Hospital. A little pain on the left knee started 12 days ago, like a insect bite gone septic. But there was nothing there on the surface. Then some 10 days ago the knee ballooned and I could hardly walk that morning. I set off paddling to the nearby gorgeous village of Sutivan. No doctor there, only back 10km in Supetar. I don't like 'back'. Bugger it, it will be ok. I got ready to paddle over to small Solta island. Then Ivo walked past, enquired about the journey and I'm suddenly in a car to the doc in Supetar with this great guy who runs an outdoor adventure business on Brac with his wife, the lovely Eti. Doc is worried about thrombosis (all that sitting!) and sends me across the water to Split. After all manner of tests and scans, 6 hrs later no thrombosis (Yay and Double Yay!!) but an inflamed bursa and instructions to rest, ice and antibiotics.

So, after not stopping for more than a day at a time in the past 80 days, I've now been here in Sutivan some 10 days. The knee is improving, but slowly and I don't want to set off only for it to flare up again. The great thing is that not only am I in a wonderful place but Wendy, my wife, has joined me here. The first time we've seen each other since I left Australia 4 months ago. We did plan to meet in Slovenia, at the end of this magical paddle section and before the next stage; 3 months trekking through the Alps. But Wendy arrived in Italy and within days was en route to Croatia. Every cloud.......

There is a long way to go on this journey and fair winds have been with me in spades since I left Turkey. Rough weather is to be expected too.

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    1. Unknown21 October 2015 at 11:40

      Thanks Jenny. Soon after this post I stopped using this blog and did all the writing from the journey on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Huw.M.Kingston.

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