Been working to get rolls reliable and on safety drills at the local pool. The pool staff have been tremendous, brand new pool, heaps of space and very supportive. Consistent rolling is not happening but I am getting more confident.

Have packed twice. It does seem amazing but all this fits into the Kayak, just.

The main leak has been fixed at the rudder stem. There is a minor one in the tie that holds down the rudder. Not sure if I will bother with it or not. It may have a purpose as a breathing hole. Added a new liner to the front hatch cover which worked perfectly. The liner was found at Clark Rubber. They are a great store and have a lot of the stuff needed for this type of undertaking.

My electrical plans were all changed when I found some 7000 mAH (thats 7 AH) litium iron charger/batteries in Jaycar. So I bought 2. My previous idea had two 7 AH Sealed Lead Acid batteries. The Litium Iron ones are light and small and because the output connection is USB some other connection devices are not required. Previously I was working on the assumption that Litium Iron of this type were not available.

Map of the first section with the first town of Howlong.

Eight days before departure.