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- CommentAuthorsutra
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
J + J :
Congratulations!
Terrific achievement – your tenacity was inspiring… enjoy the accolades!

Patrick & Support Team:
Well done – It has been amazing watching this adventure unfold ‘live’.

TracPlus :
Thanx - Excellent support from Dunedin NZ

New Plymouth /Taranaki etc etc … you people were amazing… and were great ambassadors for NZ…. Hope it results in lots of tourism dollars! (tho I know that wasn’t wot it was about!)

Stan:
World Wide Webs Reporter Extraordinaire.
You were a great person to have on the spot when the chips were down…

Forumites:
Its been an incredible 60 odd days – haven’t posted much personally but have enjoyed the comments / stories / tales / yarns etc etc
Was great to get some personal insight from Lianne

Ol Oiler:
Once again – best wishes – Hope you score a 10…

Families:
I’ve thought of you often and wondered about the stress levels.. particularly the night of podcast “We’ve put on our survival suits…..”

Thanx Justin & James – Its been great to ride along …..

Cheers
Kiwi @ Rushcutters Bay Sydney

PS
Good cartoon in todays NZ Herald “A Pat on the Back”

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=1501791&objectid=10486634
- CommentAuthorkiwi
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Jan Tully, I'd say go for it ... I don't think they would feel it was an invasion of privacy. Doesn't hurt to do random acts of kindness! Not sure how you could find his real name, but maybe try emailing him today (his email is in earlier posts)
- CommentAuthor230793
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Jan Tully-
re Ol Oiler...
he left his email so we can harass him ;-)
I wonder if he realises that he will have to start up a forum for us?!
Well, he's gonna have a lot of spare time sitting in hospital isn't he?
Perhaps we could suggest www.oloiler.com

ah... wasn't it good to get some sleep last night? I slept like a baby without one worry about dip n pull.

All thoughts need to stay with our wonderful rats. Just cos they've landed doesn't mean the hard work is over. Recovery. Recovery. Recovery.
- CommentAuthorsim
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
I agree with kiwi.

play it fowards, backwards. The old grease monkey has already given us so much. A few daisy is the least we can do.
- CommentAuthorsim
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008 edited
That's an even better idear, "Ol Oiler - the web site"
- CommentAuthorcathieb
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Jan Tully...Yes please..it would be great great if you could take something in to OO on behalf of The Forum..(sounds rather Roman and dignified doesn't it?)
Hope it's OK with everyone. Bless you!
- CommentAuthorwhitneypam
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Jan Tully re Ol Oiler
I agree with 230793. He is like family to all of us so as family we want to wish him all the best.
We all loved to read his input to the forums so now it is our turn to support him.
- CommentAuthorcutterbuddy
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
one more time( I am all for flowers too, I would even help pay) oilers email address oloiler@yahoo.com.au SEND HIM A NOTE, I AM SURE HE WOULD ENJOY IT... Don't you think he might be reading these messages???? hmmmm
- CommentAuthorcutterbuddy
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
his surgery is on Tuesday, I think
- CommentAuthorfred.c
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Jan

oloiler@yahoo.com
- CommentAuthormae
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
I agree flowers are a lovely thought.
I also agree with cutterbuddy, don't you think he might be reading all of this????

What a lovely thing to do regardless.
mae
- CommentAuthorgail.t
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Lovely thought Jan, thank you. I'm back at work and haven't posted from here before - so hope it works! Yes I am sure he would email you back with his name - as Cutterbuddy says - even if he's not reading this!! Let us help you - my email is in my contact details - so please drop me a line as to how we can get some cash to you.
Take care, - good one!
Love
Gail
- CommentAuthorsim
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
I'm sure he will read all this.
The sneaky old bugger has got to check up on us, see what were up to. If he is anything like most of us he is now so use to loging on to CTD and just does it without thinking.

Please don't take our CTD away!!!
- CommentAuthorcathieb
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
my email address in contact details,too, Jan . I'd like to help.
- CommentAuthorWally
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Hi Guys,

ABOLSULTELY BLOODY AMAZING!!! Your efforts are truly inspiring.

The coverage back here was awesome!! You couldn't change channels with out seeing your ugly nuts on TV last night.

Enjoy the fruits of your work and we look forward to catching up back in Oz.

Wally
- CommentAuthorknox
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
BeyondKnox

Hearty congratulations, Justin and James. Both of you have taken goal-setting to new heights and we applaud you for your mighty, history-making achievement.

Your journey captured the imagination of staff and students who followed your trials and tribulations with great interest. The teachers who monitored your daily steps while you were at school were in awe at the technological wizardry and engaging format of the website which allowed them to keep an eye on you far beyond the school gates! The satellite tracking and podcast hook-ups allowed us to share snippets of your amazing journey, yet we marvelled at the real-time distance which separated the comfort zone laptop environment from a vast, sometimes unforgiving, ocean. How pleased we were when the news broke that you were safe and well. To see your confident smiles as you waded ashore having achieved your dream was uplifting.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the terra firma of Wahroonga before you once again set your sights on a new challenge. Many congratulations, boys, we are so proud of you.

Knox community
- CommentAuthorrocko
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
To James and Justin,
........................congratulations!
-------------------------------------------from ROCKO, YOYO and TKO
Take care. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Everyone who wrote in a story for you well done too. The forum and CTD site has changed adventuring communication to the public forever. I hope the site stays open until your next adventure and everyone keeps writing a story or two. Amazing things seem to happen to ordinary people who get up and do something different.
Good luck OO and every one else that has something ailing them.
- CommentAuthorschneids
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Congratulations, rats! I was going nuts over here in minnesota not knowing if you landed or not. woke up in the middle of the night to catch your landing on the web. it brought tears to my eyes. I am so proud of you guys.

thanks for letting me follow your progress! Good job!

I will miss checking up on you guys every day...

fantastic job!

Schneids
- CommentAuthorgypz
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
PH & Carol Isabel,

What a gift u have in arranging words.. your bewtiful writings are on the page b4 this but wow!! i i hope you dont mind if i copy & paste them to a personal folder ... i need to read it again :) I understand and appreciate words but neva did have the ability the describe in such a wonderful way...
I came into this forum quite late ..probly about a week b4 J & J hit dry land.. i stayed on the sidelines just reading ..i became soo excited i couldnt hold back; so i joined in..i felt part of a huge family where everyone is happy and positive..i would talk to ppl at th shops here <W.A.> and it disappointed me to realise they werent even aware of what was happening in their own country..sadly! stuck in their own little vaccum.
Yes, i agree with what sumone else said..*We will never be quite the same again..and its really is special how many ppl were so positive(still are) in supporting 2 young men achieving their dream..
Well, i'm hooked and will be visiting here often to read and smile ..shame i didnt live on th East coast ..altho i am relatively new in this forum i feel like i have known you all a lifetime.
Anyway, in closing...LOL i think it was Stan who was saying he was tilting his computer so th fellas could have a downward run..and then after that, another person said they had tried to click and drag Lot 41 along the screen... LOL i think my daughter thinks i have lost the plot coz i spent the last 2 days in my room laughing ...
Take care ..i'm goin to read some more comments <: ]
- CommentAuthorjasa
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
I received the same email from Ch 7. TV3 - thank you for the footage. I was gutted to have been logging on up to 5 times a day over the last few months and get zip at the end. But for 2 young guys to melt down the web is unreal - is that a record too????
To everyone involved it has been a wonderful virtual journey. My son and I were sitting on his bed physically paddling the last few hundred yards with the boys it was such a real event. To be this close to a record in the making - it blows my mind. Have read every comment and today have logged on twice as I'm wondering what is happening. Oh the withdrawals - I am even cooking a dinner tonight!!

Ol Oiler - I have treasured your words and thoughts. My thoughts and prayers for you started a few days ago and wont stop. Good luck and god bless.

Thank you to everyone - James & Justine, Patrick, Luke and all the people in the background who we haven't come to know, forumites for a memorable, emotional and triumphant journey. It has been awesome.
Jenny S
Tiverview
- CommentAuthorN'oldie
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Bill Leak's cartoon in "The Australian" is worth a look. James and Justin, I hope he gives you the original.
- CommentAuthorcathieb
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Ol Oiler...Just in case you're still checking out the Forum....There's a flood tide of loving and positive thoughts to carry you through the tricky time ahead. You are a legend too!!
Dear J&J's, You are both the reason for all this Goodwill, and Sharing of Caring....Rest and Recover, and keep us on track!!
- CommentAuthorAmorousTexan
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008 edited
Okay,
Just tried to email Ol Oiler and it got kicked back. Can somebody give me a good email address? Thanks.

Also, just watched 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and loved it! Big fan of westerns...Also loved the Proposition with Guy Pierce whom, you will remember, got his big start in Prescilla, Queen of the Desert with Terrance Stamp (now who would have thunk it, a Texan enjoying a movie about Aussie drag queens...don't tell anyone!!!!)

I'm having a hard time letting go of this. Well, I'm sure there's an email list somewhere.
- CommentAuthormaxie
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Totally agree with you Jan,would love to help as well.
Ol Oiler has been fantastic to us all too.
My email is also in contact details.
Susan
- CommentAuthorfred.c
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Just click on the users names Blue name.A T

Quite a few people have their email addresses there
- CommentAuthor230793
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Dear Amorous Texan
I have noticed two email addresses floating in the ditch. One is oloiler@yahoo.com and the other is oloiler@yahoo.com.au
Perhaps give both a paddle and see how you go? (let us know)
- CommentAuthorfred.c
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Stan

Is that you Stan? online ?
Our New Plymouth Stan.
Stan the man on the land who did all the running around for us yesterday...keeping us up to date with proceedings ?

Make yourself known on the forum
Write a comment or 2
Did you see all the thankyous you got ?
- CommentAuthorBeky Tully-Gibbens
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Stan are you there?
I'm having trouble letting go of this forum. Mmmmm
Has the homepage updated, it doesn't to have updated for me.
Beky
Melbourne, Victoria
- CommentAuthorfred.c
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Beky
If you look at the whos online bit...Stan is there lurking...
- CommentAuthorlil9934
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
JAN EVERY ONE HAS A SOFT PART IN THEIR HART .RING THE HOSPITAL EXPLAIN TO THE GIRL WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND ASK HER IF THE FLOWERS WERE SENT TO HER WOULD SHE MAKE SURE THE OLD SALT GOT THEM
you old bugger i bet you read this- if you -are send me your phone number
bern
- CommentAuthorroyced
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
All I can say is Thank you, Thank you, Thank you,to everyone who was part of this wonderful journy. Bless you all

Royce
- CommentAuthorsutra
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
I just couldnt resist.... I clicked on the kayak and its still TRACKING... inland at 15 knots..

obviously being moved but still tracking for those of us who are so tragically still addicted!!!

cheers
- CommentAuthorroyced
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Chanel seven reminds me of what TV1 in New Zealand did several years ago

Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran were boxing for the world title over 15 rounds. At 5.59 with one round to go of a very exciting and close fight ,TV1 went and played the six o'clock news. We in New Zealand were not impressed . I know how you Australians must feel

Royce
- CommentAuthorcapcab
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Just spoke with my brother in New Plymounth. He said that a couple of hours ago there was another welcome party for the boys. Hopefully there wmight be footage tonight on tele.

Kiwis are most impressed with the boys and they way they are handling themselves with the media etc
- CommentAuthorrocko
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
To james and justin and all forumites,
I tried to write this story while you were out in the ditch but My messages seem to get disallowed each time I sent one.

....................................." DOLPHIN STORY"......................................................

It's December in the seventies. Summer school holidays. My mate and I have saved our lawn mowing money all year and headed off to North Stradbroke Island for some fishing and surfing. In those days you could camp on the bluff at Point Lookout. Every afternoon like clockwork a thunderstorm would brew up in the mountains behind the Gold Coast hinterland and come roaring up the beach hit Point Lookout and pass out to sea. After one of these storms we decided to walk out to the end of the point to watch the storm and the sun set. There was this brilliant golden light gleaming on the wet pale rocks on the southern side of the headland. We stopped halfway out and directly below the cliff we notice a dolphin swimming in circles of about 20 meters diameter. Beyond the end of the point another dolphin was patrolling back and forth in straight lines of about 200 meters. After about ten minutes of this the circling dolphin dived for the bottom. We noticed a slight discoloured patch in the water then one more circle and dive to that patch and it nosed up a baby dolphin to the surface to take its first breath. The mother dolphin swam a few more circles with the baby dolphin right beside on the inside. The two then headed out to the end of the point to the father dolphin and the three swam north out of sight as the sunset and lit up the storm clouds, headland, beach and ocean with purples and reds.
HOW LUCKY WERE WE TO SEE THAT?
Take care from Rocko
- CommentAuthorAmorousTexan
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Fred,
Thanks. I just updated my information there also (I didn't even know you could do that!) Dear 230793, who are you? Will try alternate email for Ol Oiler.
- CommentAuthorroyced
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
I HAVE A QUESTION....

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY LOT41 WAS SO STABLE. NEVER CAPZISED OR ROLLED.

I LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES I CANNED OUT

ROYCE
- CommentAuthorpaulc
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Well done! You doods are champions!!!

You were the lead items on channel 7 news in Sydney on Sat and yesterday!
Are you planning to write a book about your adventure?

Well guys - its now time to eat hard, drink hard, party hard, rock hard, GO HARD!
- CommentAuthorwitless
- CommentTimeJan 13th 2008
Well done J and J. A few things over the years have stirred my emotions with regard to "can it be done". The critics said Andrew Lloyd was a "pretender". He came from behind to win the Zatopek Classic. Dare to climb the massive North Face of Everest unassisted by a new route. McCartney Snape and Mortimer did it. Kayak across the Tasman. Two young Aussie guys have done it despite the elements. Once again the emotions have been stirred up and it"s great to be an Aussie. Well done guys.
- CommentAuthorwhitneypam
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
Just looked at the cartoon in the Australian. Had a chuckle to myself. Hope the rats get the original - would need 2 though!
- CommentAuthorseawatcher
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
Congratulations guys.
Fantastic effort. Well done. The sea threw everything at you but you handled it.
And the sea became your friend. You have another friend in Lot 41 who looked after you really well. Congratulations to the designers and builders of your craft too.

Seawatcher
- CommentAuthorRobbo
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
CONGRATULATIONS!!

It's been a struggle to get onto your website and forum ever since you landed but I've finally got through.

There isn't much that hasn't been said about you blokes. Congratulations to you both and the whole support crew at Race Recon, and all the friends and journey that have played such a big part in the whole project over the last few years. There were plenty of set backs on and off the water but you guys kept on pushing through... awesome effort.

It's been great to be able to watch on from here in Syd and I'll look forward to hearing some more stories when you get back into town.

I'm sure it won't be long before the partying is in full swing. Enjoy it... you've certainly earned it!

Rob L
- CommentAuthorwhitneypam
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
230793 I just sent an e-mail to Ol Oiler at oloiler@yahoo.com.au and it went through so that must be the correct e-mail address
- CommentAuthorRattrap
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
The TRAPS Club....... Tasman Rats Amazing Paddle Supporters Club.... affectionately known inhouse as the Rat Traps.....
- CommentAuthorcutterbuddy
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
just getting caught up and yes make sure you put the au at the end oloiler@yahoo.com.au this is the one i used and i didn't get it kicked back
- CommentAuthorllifestyler
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
Again our heartfelt thanks to the boys for making it ! and allowing us all to get some sleep.
Racerecon for all your tireless work in making this expedition work.
We are dead keen to hear from all of you how we can make tracplus a better tracking product so if you guys and gals have any idea's please hit our forum page, and combined with race recon we'll endeavor to have a better product out there in time for the two J's next epic adventure!
mike at tracplus , Daestra.

http://forums.tracplus.co.nz/
- CommentAuthorBeky Tully-Gibbens
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
People may be interested in these two articles.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/kayakers-pass-medical-check/2008/01/14/1200159315659.html
Across the creek after a very long paddle

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/across-the-creek-after-a-very-long-paddle/2008/01/13/1200159278180.html
Paddlers' story 'won't fetch big money'

Cheers
Beky
Melbourne, Victoria
- CommentAuthorBeky Tully-Gibbens
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
Hi All,
Another interesting
www.tv3.co.nz/Video/Aussiescrosstheditchafter62dayrowingmission/tabid/309/articleID/43390/cat/41/Default.aspx#video

Ah yes doing all the checks on the web. :-) It's the library technician in me.
Beky
- CommentAuthorsutra
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
Aussie Kayakers Honoured
new video from tonights TV One NZ News
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_sub_cat_skin/news_national_index_group
- CommentAuthorRose2
- CommentTimeJan 14th 2008
Whoops, the excitement must have got to me - it's taken me this long to find the new forum thread, I kept clicking on the old one, which was bookmarked, and wondering why nobody was posting any more...duh...

Well, I put my congratulations on the old thread, but that's not the proper place for it, so I'll start again.

James and Justin, you achieved what you set out to do with style and grace and incredible courage, in the face of many difficulties and disappointments. I can't really express my admiration for you, since words are not adequate. From the beginning, you did it right; your preparations paid off, combined with the spirit you two brought to the endeavour.

Channel 7 was a great disappointment of course, and doubly so here in SA, where your landing happened before the end of the Sunrise program. Nevertheless, I was one of the lucky ones, because I had logged on before 5.00 AM that morning, and had not refreshed - so at least I was able to watch the counter go right down to zero and stop. Thank you for the counter Patrick; I don't know about anybody else, but I hung on that counter for hours, watching James and Justin draw steadily closer to their objective.

I just saw the boys again, on the Channel 10 news, putting on their new football jumpers, apparently given to them by the local team.

Taranaki, thank you for greeting the boys in a way that was appropriate to their achievement, and for coping with the crowds that descended on your quiet area. Thanks to the Maori people of Taranaki for bringing them in in the proper way. Thanks to the population of New Zealand for their hospitality to the boys.

Most of all, thanks to James and Justin, for allowing us all to be a part of your great adventure, albeit from our computer chairs. I believe you've inspired many of us to get up off those chairs and stretch ourselves a little.

Now for the future; I will be really interested to hear what the boys' next step may be.

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