Pan Pan Pan, this is element quest, element quest, element quest... we are in distress Dear jesus please make those words stop swirling around in my head in the same fashion as the red bull can floating in the corner of my room.The possibility of death was great, in my mind and my heat. The boys will tell you another story but to watch a boat fill with at least 4 feet of water spraying in ever direction you'd feel the same too. We're all ok for the most part. I have a strong feeling that whiplash, bumps bruises and strained muscles will haunt our bodies for weeks to come. I'm still on the boat, by the time this entry will have been posted I should be on my way back home again by car. But ... read more

Its been an interesting past few nights, sailing out still seems like a distant and unreal event. The weathers been perfect here, sunny days, cool crisp nights but apparently its all going to change quickly. We're still waiting for banks and lawyers to settle things out so we'll be leaving at the latest wednesday. In the mean time our collection of local friends is growing. I'm going to miss this place. We've recently adopted a few young fishermen from the pier, which has been more than entertaining. And trust me, in a situation such as this, entertainment is the key. We've watched crew come and go as they have to go back to their normal everyday lives and its odd. The tension finally broke yesterday with the first official meeting and beginning ceremonies. champagne enjoyed after ... read more

This mission is beginning to feel a little aimless. We've had to make a few adjustments to the itinerary and its wearing on everyones nerves. Tight deadlines shift to a loose but busy dictatorship of sorts. The bitter tone is likely due to the sleep deprivation. Awaiting the captains arrival last night and the suspense of lack of certainty caused heartache and ended in heartfilled drinks and talks. Which shifted to fishing, of course. Epic fishing, fish after fish, pass the rod get a little piece of glory. My second and third prises both gave me my just desserts with a bitter bite to the thumb as i set them back into the watter. Hiarcies have there purpose, especially on boats but i guess i thought this would be different, this would be a weakened hierarchy ... read more

Little did we know that down the unlit street a dead end lead to a hatchet torn fence with a white cat whos plans were a little suspicious. Dunken doughnuts and gas station food while talking to locals, i do believe i'm in any-town usa judging by the looks on all of their faces as we power walk through the town this morning. Our jaws are achy from the tension caused by last nights tom-tom mishaps. Finding a hotel in any-town america at 1am is not an easy task especially when street light doesn't seem to have been invented yet. This place is so dark at night its unbelievable and after passing through jason's home town the mood was set in a eerie fashion. The GPS kept leading is to dead ends and hotel that seem ... read more

I couldn't help but to make an entry from Dubai for the very purpose of the title. The dust from the city prevented me from seeing anything from above but the airport isn't as impressive as I had heard from a poolside stranger. It looks as though the plague has hit with hundreds of people sleeping in rows on the floor. The strangest to me were the people who tucked themselves in behind the benches between the walls. They reminded me if injured puppies in India. After a quick walk around Dubai's newest terminal I decided to do as the Romans and find myself a pack of sleeping friends. I thought I might as well find a socket to see if I couldn't steal some internet. My prime location ended up being with a group of ... read more