It's 3:17 a m here and I couldn't sleep. So I'm following the Red Sox game and decided it would be a good time to work on email. I still have to finish writing about our trip to Lake Taal and the Tagaytay Highlands. But I thought some of you might want to follow the adventures of a small 2 person row boat crossing the South China Sea from Subic Bay to Hebe Haven, Hong Kong. http://www.subic2hebechallenge.com/ is the official web site. It is kind of crazy, but so are the two airline pilots who are having this adventure. Randal remembers seeing their boat in Hebe Haven while we were there. The guys were very friendly and stopped to chat even as they were racing to get themselves ready to start off about 2 pm Saturday afternoon. We came from Hebe Haven to Subic in about 4 days averaging about 6 knots. It will take these guys 3 weeks to get back there. They said they would average about 4 knots, I think.
They can both row, but will take turns resting in their little sleeping compartment.
John Graham, a 747/400 Captain, and Stu Pryke, an Airbus Captain.
The green boat with the tan tarp covering its bow is DoraMac. Next to us on the yellow/green boat are Cath and Rob and Dave and Dorothy next to them in the blue boat.
Very lightweight oars. They told me that sometimes they sculled and sometimes they rowed. I think I understand.
Rob and Cath singing a farewell song they had written.
Almost ready to go.
Rowing away.
Proceeds from the "Asia Miles Subic 2 Hebe Challenge" are proudly forwarded to "The Sunnyside Club" and "Children's Cardiac Care" Hong Kong.
Ruth Johnson
DoraMac
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