tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post362636702777785105..comments2023-10-28T12:24:49.323+00:00Comments on Roz Savage, Ocean Rower: Day 54 - Day of the TurtleRoz Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198436930162690881noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-68237366154585876692009-07-18T07:20:31.838+00:002009-07-18T07:20:31.838+00:00The pics shows the tortoise baby eyes(great shot- ...The pics shows the tortoise baby eyes(great shot- I'd say.<br />I guessed you will see a Tortoise eventually.<br />You're almost here Roz.Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996969490730575747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-22113075109450792562009-07-18T05:55:33.768+00:002009-07-18T05:55:33.768+00:00Tarawa or bustTarawa or bustAntoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996969490730575747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-84909238743430816982009-07-18T05:52:14.124+00:002009-07-18T05:52:14.124+00:00rozwannabees sounds goodrozwannabees sounds goodAntoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996969490730575747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-70645155677798014862009-07-18T04:56:11.308+00:002009-07-18T04:56:11.308+00:00Hmmm. Don't know about "wake of Rozlings...Hmmm. Don't know about "wake of Rozlings" definition also includes "vigil over the deceased." How about a Brocade of Rozlings?Jay's Commentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011676914169488439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-26278563780354063972009-07-18T04:11:41.421+00:002009-07-18T04:11:41.421+00:00Joan, thanks for asking the question about the cur...Joan, thanks for asking the question about the current and wind. I was confused too ... and slothful. Just want to put in 2 cents that your post is "right on" and a <b><i>"wake of Rozlings"</i></b> we are!UncaDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877671645697493385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-82711576197196177572009-07-18T03:03:42.692+00:002009-07-18T03:03:42.692+00:00A wake of Rozlings?
Thanks, Roz, for clearing up ...A wake of Rozlings?<br /><br />Thanks, Roz, for clearing up the wind vs. current directions. I'm relieved that I'm not just crazy.<br /><br />I understand your Yorkshire-raised misgivings about the Roz-based naming, but I think it's more due to the way that Roz Rows the Pacific is such a short, sweet name that gets the point across for the podcast that it's very catchy. It's clearly evident every day that this effort is so NOT about your ego. You constantly give credit to everyone who's helped you along the way, and you're always coming back to your message of lessening our impact on the planet, making better decisions in our everyday lives, and even cleaning up the mess we've made already and planning for the future. <br /><br />You've really earned every reader and listener that you've gathered along the way, and that's no small accomplishment in its own right.Joan in Atlantahttp://www.facebook.com/joantsherwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-88295114408143233292009-07-18T02:36:27.531+00:002009-07-18T02:36:27.531+00:00Thanks for the tip, Robert. I was part of Team Roz...Thanks for the tip, Robert. I was part of Team Roz for the first Pacific leg and have researched everything about Roz on the web and elsewhere but I must have missed something...John Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594779206386911264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-57208994635985222742009-07-17T23:21:56.971+00:002009-07-17T23:21:56.971+00:00roslings? never, don't like it. can't plea...roslings? never, don't like it. can't please everyone. amen to Tesino. John Kay do your home work. you sure got'em going Roz. You are so entertaining at sea!!! I will remain one of Roz's savage's maui bobmr. fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041057922648433267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-56968965079498090182009-07-17T22:42:58.930+00:002009-07-17T22:42:58.930+00:00Good explanation, Evan. Good work, great site! Tha...Good explanation, Evan. Good work, great site! Thanks;-DUncaDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877671645697493385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-7695169596206612342009-07-17T22:26:08.431+00:002009-07-17T22:26:08.431+00:00To clarify UncaDoug's quetions about the RozTr...To clarify UncaDoug's quetions about the RozTracker's GPS breadcrumbs, here's the deal.<br /><br />First off, I just released a new version of the RozTracker, which I'll explain below. The version that you've all been seeing for the past few months had a few issues with timezones that are now fixed. Unfortunately, some spots showed Hawaii time and others showed whatever timezone is set on your computer. Clearly, this wasn't intentional; my apologies.<br /><br />So, here's how it works now: Everything SHOULD be in Hawaii time. GPS bread crumbs and social media items will usually show up within 5 minutes of us receiving them from Roz or her Solara GPS device.<br /><br />However, everything here in Blogger is set to show up in good ole UTC / Greenwich, since Roz is, as we all know, a Brit. This was the way she set it up originally, so I'm not going to change it.Evan Rapoporthttp://www.evanrapoport.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-80814622813664427762009-07-17T20:58:55.097+00:002009-07-17T20:58:55.097+00:00BTW, Roz and Evan, waiting for the TWIT.tv broadca...BTW, Roz and Evan, waiting for the TWIT.tv broadcast to start, I noticed that the most recent GPS "bread crumb" on RozTracker became visible about five minutes after the time stamp 12:59 PM PDT 5.139, -175.939<br />Seems to be working nicely. Nice to listen to you and Nicole <b><i>LIVE!</i></b> on http://live.twit.tv/ just now. Be safe.UncaDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877671645697493385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-22041072817288488622009-07-17T20:43:38.194+00:002009-07-17T20:43:38.194+00:00Listening to Roz on http://live.twit.tv/
Nicole ...Listening to Roz on http://live.twit.tv/ <br /><br />Nicole asked her which collective name she prefers ... <b><i>Rozlings</i></b>. But she's embarrassed that it includes her name, and it seems diminutive to her ... <br /><br />Then she expressed gratitude to us "Team Rozsters" and said she thinks of us as equals.<br /><br />Made me think <b><i>Team Rozsters, Bros and Sistas</i></b><br /><br />just had a chuckle ... had to share ;-D<br /><br />... and thank you Rita from me too!UncaDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877671645697493385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-45391765515788537842009-07-17T19:43:17.534+00:002009-07-17T19:43:17.534+00:00Sorry, that should have been rozsavage.com
Rita.Sorry, that should have been rozsavage.com<br />Rita.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-3029885580044087462009-07-17T19:38:33.945+00:002009-07-17T19:38:33.945+00:00What about a rising tide of Rozlings? Each week I ...What about a rising tide of Rozlings? Each week I pick up the statistics of the numbers of people accessing roz.savage.com. There are visitors from over 100 countries each week, many of them are regulars, but each week also a crop of first-timers. Interestingly, people are spending a longer time on her web pages now than ever before, with an average of over 17 minutes. Rita (aka Mum).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-34985665319983052042009-07-17T18:13:34.047+00:002009-07-17T18:13:34.047+00:00Some stream of consciousness thinking ....
Your p...Some stream of consciousness thinking ....<br /><br />Your photo this morning reminds me of Ogden Nash's (American poet) short ditty on "The Turtle":<br /><br />"The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks<br />Which practically conceal its sex.<br />I think it clever of the turtle<br />In such a fix to be so fertile."<br /><br />And that reminds me that nobody has asked you in the last week or two whether you have any children, a question you responded to recently along the lines of "No, not in the last week (since the last time I was asked), I haven't had any children" or something like that.<br /><br />And that made me think that actually, in the last week, you now HAVE given birth to the Rozlings, and that in some strange way we are your eco-rowing-supporting children, spread out across the face of the globe.<br /><br />And of course the next question is: "If we are Rozlings, what exactly does that make us?" I mean there is a flock or a gaggle of geese (depending on whether they are in the air or the on the ground), and a stand of flamingos, and a brood of chicks, and a colony of penguins, and a bevy of quail, and a host of sparrows, and a gang of turkeys, and a flight of swallows, but what exactly is there of Rozlings?<br /><br />Could we be a "boat" of Rozlings?<br /><br />Have I had too much caffeine this morning? :)<br /><br />Richard Cort<br />Austin, TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-63067717803251421822009-07-17T18:07:39.077+00:002009-07-17T18:07:39.077+00:00Here is your turtle totem info. sounds like you fi...Here is your turtle totem info. sounds like you fit the bill perfectly, we have lots of turtle totum folks here at NOAA.<br />Those with turtle as their animal totem can relate to the "sure and steady" message this crature brings to their lives. It is also a powerful totem of protection as withdrawing into it's shell is an amazong self defense mechanism. The turtle has few predators, which gives it an innocent energy. This also increases its lifespan, and so it holds the symbolic meaning for longevity in many cultures. Because of its seemingly wide-eyed, long-lived, carefree attitude the turtle is often thought to be the wisest of souls among the animal kingdom. We would all do well to take this as a lesson and move at our own pace as the turtle does. Further the turtle takes its wisdom one day at a time- not reacting, simply accepting and moving on in its natural mathods. Again, this is a powerful anaolgy for humankind, and we would benefit from adapting the same behavior pattern. Sounds like someone who would row and ocean!<br /><br />Copied of course but keeping you entertained I am sure.<br /><br />Walt@NOAAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541813929176503625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-5616411429092337922009-07-17T17:41:47.398+00:002009-07-17T17:41:47.398+00:00your mentioning of wishing you could have a turtle...your mentioning of wishing you could have a turtle as a totem reminded me of the Cherokee. I think they have a clan named the turtle clan or something or another. I have seen sea turtles at the Aquarium, and it is just the best. The best things always seem to happen on the days when everything seems dead.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976947886288348093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-25688053638020005162009-07-17T17:23:48.852+00:002009-07-17T17:23:48.852+00:00Roz - What a beautiful turtle! I love little surpr...Roz - What a beautiful turtle! I love little surprises like that, especially on days where it seems all is dead. I'm glad you got back on course.<br /><br />UncaDoug - I look for your comments every day. :)Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963692811809947574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-47859744342829068222009-07-17T17:17:29.465+00:002009-07-17T17:17:29.465+00:00Texino does Roz a disservice. The idea of being th...Texino does Roz a disservice. The idea of being the first woman to row solo across the Pacific was incidental to her original intent, which was to raise awareness of the worsening state of the environment. After her epic row across the Atlantic (her book will be published in October)she decided to use her newly acquired skills - and ability to attract attention - to encourage others to follow her lead in reducing deleterious impact on the world. Brocade offered support because they manufacture electronic equipment that uses minimal energy. Roz has been particular about accepting support only from organisations with a similar approach.John Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594779206386911264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-24943345551625405212009-07-17T16:55:32.440+00:002009-07-17T16:55:32.440+00:00It's amazing how uninformed the majority of th...It's amazing how uninformed the majority of the posters are. Roz Savage is trying to set a record as the first woman to row solo to Australia using an east-west route and she would likely accept sponsorship from whomever offered. For instance, The Brocade Corp. for which her boat is named was involved in a major financial scandal yet she kept her relationship. Point being that Roz has a plan and is not just larking around the ocean talking about saving the planet. Roz is an extremely intelligent business person and her recent conversion to major ecological mouth piece will, no doubt, become a way to raise money for the final leg of her scheme to get into the record books. There is nothing wrong with any of this; however, I do think the real reason for the trip has been pushed aside and should not be forgotten.<br />Texino<br />C/o Blue Goose<br />Ciudad de Panamatexinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455060309415910816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-38016951925142913662009-07-17T16:43:14.297+00:002009-07-17T16:43:14.297+00:00Q: "GPS updates to the RozTracker are automat...Q: <i>"GPS updates to the RozTracker are automatic. I'm puzzled when you say that posts are delayed. What kind of posts? Blogs? Tweets? Or all?"</i><br /><br />A: GPS <b>"bread crumb"</b> posts. Allow me to explain:<br /><br />When I rise in the morning, and make a cappuccino and mixture of boiled grains (aka porridge), I like to settle in to see where on earth you are, and how the night went for you. GPS <b>"bread crumbs"</b> neatly scattered at two-hour increments are my favorite place to begin, typically at ~40 minutes past the hour (creeping forward minute by minute so they are now at ~56 minutes past the even hours). <br /><br />But I have noticed that some GPS <b>"bread crumbs"</b> are missing and that they sometimes appear long after the time reported on the window that opens when I click the RozBrocadeIcon. I have not studied it until now, so my thought was that it is a server processing delay, a human processing delay, or just me wanting it <i><b>NOW</b></i>, aka immediate gratification.<br /><br />For example, this morning a few minutes before 6:45 AM PDT -- see my post above at 1:49 PM +00:00 -- the RozBrocadeIcon showed:<br /><br />7/17/09 4:56 AM <br />5.261, -176.014<br /><br />The time stamp, I have learned, is my time zone (PDT) ... pretty smart RozTracker!<br /><br />For the past 2 hours -- as I read my other favorite blogs and news pages -- I have been refreshing RozTracker every 3-5 minutes [today is my furlough Friday so I have time <i>to kill</i> on my <i>unpaid day-off</i>] and it has not updated until just in the last five minutes. <br /><br />As I type it is now 9:17 AM PDT, so my estimate is that the following GPS <b>"bread crumbs"</b> was posted at about 9:10 AM PDT, which would be about 10 minutes delay ... that is actually not bad! ... <br /><br />7/17/09 8:58 AM <br />5.215, -176.979<br /><br />But I am an impatient kinda guy ... but you can call me OCDoug ;-DUncaDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877671645697493385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-7001205109800850482009-07-17T15:59:53.966+00:002009-07-17T15:59:53.966+00:00I was just wondering last night why we had not hea...I was just wondering last night why we had not heard you speak of seeing turtles much. I am actually a sea turtle biolgist with NOAA and it concerned me, though you may be well out of the common migratory passages by now I would have expected you would have seen more in your travels as they occur most everywhere in the tropics. Anyway, guess there is no luck with the fishing like to keep the birds away. The objective was that just before they land they hover and if they feel some minor obstruction tickling their feet they won't land. Might at least keep them confined to the pointy ends if you could rig somethng up. But I was also thinking you msay not really want to be rid of them. I row my gig harbor skiff or Jersey surfboat about 3 or 4 times a week and am convinced oars are magic wands that turn folks into loony tunes so we row on. Actually, more likey an excellent trancendental key to ones soul and mind, but most would understand loony tune better. Really nothing more than a physical addiction kile any runner, swimmer, etc.<br /><br />So I was also wondering why you don't have a NOAA spnsorship.<br /><br />Good luck, Walt at NOAAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541813929176503625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-23354081911592680512009-07-17T15:56:48.407+00:002009-07-17T15:56:48.407+00:00Good morning Roz and congratulation on your progre...Good morning Roz and congratulation on your progress.<br /><br />We follow your adventures like fishes, birds and turtles follow Brocade. Maybe "Turtlings" would be an appropriate group name to capture your endearment towards those beautiful and mysterious creatures and a feeling I'm sure you share about us your devoted supporters.<br /><br />You've heard about Zac Sunderland, the 17 year old that became the youngest sailor on record to circumnavigate the globe solo. An amazing acheivement in its own right but - without a cause - feel somewhat void.<br /><br />This reminds me of one of my favorite quote I spotted on a English church 30+ years ago:<br /><br />"A vison without a task is but a dream,<br />A task without a vision is drudgery,<br />But a vision with a task is the hope of the World"<br /><br />Thank you for entrusting us with your vision and sharing your task to raise awarness of the role each and everyone of us can and must play in reversing our disastrous consumer habits.<br /><br />Love (not inappropriate considering that it is also that that you are sharing with us all Turtlings)<br /><br />Sebastian from San Francisco.sebastianhttp://truekayaking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-15566774760570989652009-07-17T15:26:53.299+00:002009-07-17T15:26:53.299+00:00Roz,
fantastic. Picture of the turtle. I read a ve...Roz,<br />fantastic. Picture of the turtle. I read a very inspiring story yesterday about<br />a boy who is only 17 and just completed a solo sailing trip around <br />the world. It took him over a year and 27,000 miles.<br />It makes my accomplishments seem so small.<br />Keep going strong Roz, and good luck in the ITCZ<br /><br />Jeremy StuartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28434997.post-41834676858975875182009-07-17T14:38:18.459+00:002009-07-17T14:38:18.459+00:00I like "Rozlings" but it sounds like we&...I like "Rozlings" but it sounds like we're all perched on the poopdeck with Birdbrain. Have you *seen* how much poop a flock of geese can produce?<br /><br />We could also be "Rowzers"...Joan M. Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976007072435966780noreply@blogger.com