Follow Lewis as he rows from Miami to New York

Audio diary

Each clip is about 40 seconds, recorded as he checks in each day*.

Date/time	Title	Audio link
25 Jun 2:15 AM	voice message	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
16 Jun 11:55 PM	voice message	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
15 Jun 9:49 PM	voice message	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
11 Jun 10:27 PM	Day 100! and here I am in New York city harbor! So much to miss.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
10 Jun 10:30 PM	I turned around and there it was...	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
10 Jun 12:12 AM	Mythical sea creature.... Darwin would have loved the snakehead fish	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
8 Jun 11:50 PM	Next Tuesday 2pm on the Intrepid, bring your pals	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
7 Jun 10:49 PM	Inspired by others who have made similar journeys, and some welcome rowing company	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
6 Jun 10:05 AM	Great drama out of the Delaware bay, and aiding a rescue with Dan	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
3 Jun 10:02 PM	Local knowledge - beware the Delaware bay - shallow but dangerous.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
2 Jun 11:54 PM	Annapolis - 12 days of rowing from DC. Michael's surprise with the bucket..	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
1 Jun 9:47 PM	One less thing to carry...	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
29 May 10:06 PM	watching out for storms	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
28 May 10:18 PM	back to where I was 2 weeks ago before the DC detour	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
25 May 9:44 PM	20 days to go! Here's how you can help me for free.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
23 May 11:07 PM	Still in Washington, ready to row back down the Potomac	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
22 May 8:18 PM	Sleeping amongst the marshes with the aligators	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
19 May 9:18 PM	Museum of American History. Live TV interview with Fox news	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
18 May 10:08 PM	Off to see the senator with no shoes...like Pocahontas	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
17 May 10:24 PM	Early tour of Mount Vernon, and made it to the Capital - shoeless?	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
16 May 9:28 PM	Nearly made it to DC	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
15 May 7:55 PM	Going up the historic Potomac river	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
13 May 1:45 AM	Chesapeake challenges	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
11 May 8:06 PM	Exciting Norfolk, my big crossroads	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
7 May 9:10 PM	part 2 of keeping myself amused	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
6 May 10:48 AM	Amusing myself with the VHF radio	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
3 May 4:06 AM	Stay tuned for how I cope with the boredom.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
1 May 5:37 PM	The great dismal swamp!	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
1 May 6:10 AM	Attacked by airborne creatures	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
27 Apr 9:33 PM	Another day in Oriental, ready for the off tomorrow.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
26 Apr 9:32 PM	Frustrating bad weather, pushed on regardless, a bad swamping of the boat Oriental is named after a shipwreck for a very good reason!	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
25 Apr 9:58 PM	A day in Oriental NC, with Keith the fisherman.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
23 Apr 8:47 PM	Been reading Huck Finn don't quite see why I am being compared with him.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
22 Apr 10:04 PM	I can see the end but doubt still creeps back in. Focus on commitment.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
20 Apr 10:09 PM	Preparing for a more rural stretch of water	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
19 Apr 9:46 PM	Repelling bugs and flies with anti-ipod spray!	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
19 Apr 9:39 AM	Just having a lonely moment introducing a new ban on the Smiths	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
17 Apr 9:02 PM	92 songs by the Smiths ... heaven knows what next	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
16 Apr 9:44 PM	Meeting Jim Alzheimer	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
15 Apr 10:03 PM	Entered North Carolina The state with most shipwrecks hit a submerged metal spike all on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
14 Apr 11:04 PM	Met the $20K target THANK YOU ALL	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
14 Apr 12:09 AM	Fox interview in studio and a stage performance	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
12 Apr 10:59 PM	Milestone - 700 miles in 40 days	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
12 Apr 11:55 AM	Anonymous gift of $100, wine bottle and glass mysteriously appear on boat	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
11 Apr 11:08 AM	Guide for UK visitors to a US nightclub	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
8 Apr 1:18 AM	The hunger games with and pizza	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
6 Apr 7:47 PM	When a public dock is not local police decide	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
4 Apr 10:15 PM	32 days, sunstroke ?? and a beard but no bowlines	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
2 Apr 10:19 PM	Invited to stay and eat with Paula Deen and Michael Groover	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
1 Apr 11:07 PM	Swollen hands and the ring is now gone	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
1 Apr 12:25 AM	Rowing through the Georgia marshes	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
29 Mar 9:41 PM	Boat repairs and adding a crucifix to the stern	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
28 Mar 8:11 PM	Only 1000 more miles Can you find me on the map?	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
28 Mar 12:16 PM	Finally in Georgia but where are the people?	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
26 Mar 8:25 PM	No swamp shortcuts for me	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
24 Mar 9:30 PM	1/4" hail stones, alligators, a pirate museum and dinner at the Saint Augustine Yacht Club	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
24 Mar 1:15 AM	18th Century scooter ride	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
22 Mar 9:07 PM	St Augenstine. Oldest city in the USA	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
21 Mar 11:36 PM	6 Palms, but where are the trees?	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
20 Mar 9:36 PM	Surprise welcoming party on arriving in Palm Coast The home of www.iamfine.com	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
19 Mar 9:46 PM	A day of high drama	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
18 Mar 11:22 PM	A visit from Bill of Little River Marine	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
17 Mar 9:47 PM	200 miles by day 14. Why am I carrying Diet Pepsi	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
16 Mar 9:39 PM	Holy cow!	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
14 Mar 10:45 PM	rowing through Melbourne, FL. Thanks to Adam for the food and ice	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
13 Mar 8:53 PM	Pesky Raccoons - how did they do it?	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
12 Mar 8:09 PM	clamming, humanitarians and an incident in Fort Pierce	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
11 Mar 12:53 PM	Sitting out the storm.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
10 Mar 11:37 PM	Wonderful day, meeting Keith & Brian again in Stewart	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
9 Mar 10:04 PM	Good progress today, nearly 20 miles	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
8 Mar 9:03 PM	Lake Worth. Visit from Palm Beach reporter	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
7 Mar 9:44 PM	voice message	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
6 Mar 10:19 PM	voice message	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
5 Mar 11:41 PM	Slow progress v tide & headwinds, but spurred on by the huge support.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
4 Mar 11:24 PM	Second evening, everglades scare and a welcome from the storm.	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
3 Mar 11:58 PM	More about my first day	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
3 Mar 1:41 PM	What am I doing?...oops that was close	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
2 Mar 10:42 PM	Journey to the start..thanks Chris	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
2 Mar 2:28 PM	Final touches to the canopy	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
2 Mar 2:25 PM	Working on the canopy and a test row	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
2 Mar 3:51 AM	Decals go on ... and head to Miami	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
29 Feb 2:20 PM	First look at the boat, small but great	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
28 Feb 2:51 PM	Wearing my lifejacket onto the plane!	click to listen from: Lewis Colam
2 Feb 2:20 PM	Welcome to my audio diary	click to listen from: Lewis Colam

* Normally these messages are only accessible by his carecircle members, but we have made these public at Lewis's request.
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