http://rowforwater.com Katie Spotz' solo row across the Atlantic Ocean for safe drinking water Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:10:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week was one of many new lessons. I can't say that I thought I would ever learn how to drive a car with a screwdriver, but as of yesterday, I am now an expert. Monday morning as I was ready to head off to work, I noticed my trusty Dodge ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1822/ My days of excessive rowing may be over, but, fear not, still busy as ever with speaking, events, and dare I admit – a job! Here is the latest:   Selecting water projects Together, after raising over $100,000 for the Blue Planet Network (recently changed names from Blue Planet Run to Blue Planet Network), ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1794/ After the initial media wave in New York City, I’m still busy as ever with interviews, talks, and events. Here is a recap of the highlights during the last couple weeks: Special guest at a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game. I may have missed celebrating Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, and St. ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1761/ On Saturday, April 17th, Chagrin Valley Rotary Club is putting on a "Welcome Home" celebration for Katie at Kenston High School. From 1 pm, Katie will be giving a presentation about the row, followed by an opportunity for you to ask all the questions you've been dying to put to ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1751/ Gradually, as I rowed across the Atlantic, things would start to grow on Liv. If left for too long, it would turn into a jungle underwater, making my boat glide through the water much slower. So, in order to stop that, every now and again I had to jump in ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1726/ It's incredible how long it takes to sort through over 2,000 photos and several hours of video. I'm really sorry I'm taking forever to get these posted up; definitely blame me and not Katie!! Little by little, I'm working through them and there are some truly fantastic photos still to come. ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1716/ On March 11, 2010, after 67 days by myself onboard Liv, I was joined by a visitor. That was the day that Hobs joined the party. At that stage of the journey, having birds flying around the boat and landing on it was a common sight, so I didn't think much ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1688/ It may have taken over a week, but I have finally managed to transfer all of the photos and videos that I took while rowing the Atlantic Ocean onto my computer. It seemed rude not to share them with you guys. So, here are the first few. You can click ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1676/ Where was I? Oh yeah, my head was in the clouds! Sunday March 14, 2010, was my first night in a proper bed for over two months. And it was a good one. It needed to be, because I had a busy week ahead. The whole of Monday was spent with ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1650/ "Welcome to Guyana" - a sentence I'd been waiting to hear for 70 days, 5 hours and 22 minutes! It appeared as darkness fell, starting as a soft glow on the horizon. As the night progressed, it turned into dotted lights and, by the morning, had turned into trees and buildings. ... http://rowforwater.com/archives/1645/