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A solo, unaided fishing-ski expedition from the borders of Mozambique/Natal to Transkei/East London - a distance of 847 km! Gordon Spalding set out on this adventure in May 2010. Read more, and see his progress here.

12 June 2010 Gordon completed the final 20km of his epic adventure that took him from Mozambique to the Eastern Cape. SportsTrack was with him the whole way and recorded his daily travels HERE. But what motivates such a trip?
In the words of Gordon:
A few years ago I walked along the coastline from Hole-In-The-Wall to Port Edward and I experienced the incredible beauty and solitude of the Wild Coast with its diverse sea, its people and the history of shipwrecks. Since then I had the feeling of unfinished business as I yearn to learn and discover more about these wrecks and the people aboard; people whose history have, to this day, had such a marked effect on local communities’ culture and traditions.
SportsTrack provided Gordon with a LL-UTrackIT GPS Tracking unit for his security. Although there were areas with no cellphone cover, Gordon's UTrackIT unit captured the travels and send the route through as soon as there was a data connection available. Throughout the journey there was only 1 night that we were unsure of Gordon's location because he had lost cover at midday and only passed within range of a cell tower 24 hours later.
More detailed information on the trip, the goals, and the challenges are available on African Wave Adventures
SportsTrack Map, the Route Travelled and Points of Interest along the way, are available on SportsTrack
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