Olympus says that Poseidon's cool with it

Olympus have very kindly given us a couple of their waterproof and shockproof 1030SW 10.1 megapixel cameras for use on the journey. It means that we'll be able to upload pictures and footage each night, capture sea life as it trys to eat us and make what we write on the blog seem more interesting. Very very cool. Keep checking this site for updates.


After all this time thinking about it and preparing, we'll be on the water in just 6 days. We fly up to Byron on Friday, start paddling on Saturday and should be back to Sydney in just 20 days.

Thanks

Again just a quick thanks to all those people and companies that helped contribute to our auction fund raiser.

Byron to Bondi on The Morning Show

So yesterday morning we woke up Nelly and took her to the Channel 7 studios for an interview with Larry and Bec on the Morning Show about the trip.  Follow the link to watch the interview.

Huge thanks!

A massive thanks to everyone that donated prizes to the auction, that came along to show their support and to those that bid for prizes and donated money. We raised over $4000 on the night which is a fantastic result. Thanks also goes to the ladies from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and also to Scott's parents who came down to Sydney for the night and chatted to just about everyone in the room.

Auction prizes

Auction prizes for Wednesday night so far are....
Hope you can make it.

1. Kylie Double Pass – Silver
2. Adrenalin experience gift vouchers - www.adrenalin.com.au
   
3. Dinner for 2x at Favela - www.favela.com.au
4. Lamborghini toy cars - www.lamborghini.com
5. $300 ksubi voucher - www.ksubi.com
6. Men’s out fit from the new Fernando Frissoni label - www.sunherald.com.au/fashion
7. Framed large print from Aquabumps - www.aquabumps.com
8. Time Out Subscription - www.timeoutsydney.com.au
9. Ruby Smallbone dress - www.rubysmallbone.com.au
10. Famous Magazine beauty pack - www.famousmag.com.au
11. Deus Ex Machina gift vouchers - www.deus.com.au
12. Odyssey sunglasses - www.odyssey2020.com
13. 1 week satellite phone hire and 2 hour boat charter from Pittwater - www.banksiaferrycharters.com.au

Fundraising auction launch party

YOU'RE INVITED!

We're holding a fundraising party in Paddington on Wednesday 3rd Dec for anyone that can make it. There's going to be so many cool items up for auction including Odyssey sunnies, an Aquabumps surf pic and weekends away, to exclusive tickets to Kylie's sold out concert and Gucci handbags, plus loads more. We'll put a full list up soon. Please pass on the invite to anyone that would like to come, can donate something to the auction or would like to know more about our paddle and our cause - raising money and awareness of Prostate Cancer.

The kayak schedule

Here's our planned paddle schedule. It includes the approximate distance to paddle, date and destination. I seem to have underestimated the total distance by about 100kms from when we first considered this trip - oops. Just means some big paddle sections and less room for bad weather. We've got a remote camping spot planned on Broughton Island, but the rest are mostly towns. The biggest section is 60km, which could cause some problems, but we've got a couple of rest days and some fat within the plan. Currently Christmas is at Coffs and New Year at Seal Rocks. I'm not sure that the celebrations at Seal Rocks are going to be that wild, but I like the idea of a bonfire on the beach and beers.