La Gomera

Rowing the ATLANTIC one THE UNLIKELY ADVENTURER a gale is blowing, and the small marina of La Gomera is haunted by a restless energy.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

And at the back of my mind was an image like an aerial view of La Gomera, an image of the other crews pulling away from me while I wasted time, messing around with my watermaker with my ass in the air.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

So much we have both grown in strength and self-belief, since we last hugged in La Gomera, an ocean and an eternity ago.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

I cast my mind back to that sunny day in La Gomera, only a couple of weeks ago yet seemingly a different lifetime.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

La Gomera still loomed large as I faced backward in my boat, plying the oars.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

It had all seemed very easy in La Gomera that day with Tiny, with the sun shining and the sea relatively calm.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

And at the back of my mind was an image like an aerial view of La Gomera, an image of the other crews pulling away from me while I wasted time, messing around with my watermaker with my ass in the air.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

Rowing the ATLANTIC one THE UNLIKELY ADVENTURER a gale is blowing, and the small marina of La Gomera is haunted by a restless energy.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

I had been delighted to see Tiny arrive in La Gomera to see us off for the start of the race.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

He joined me here in La Gomera for a week and provided a welcome distraction, as well as practical assistance in putting the finishing touches to my boat.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009