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"Yesterday, as we attempted to leave the safe harbor we sought in Maputo, we ran into difficulty. Or rather, difficulty snared us."

"The horizon lights up, wide sweeping arcs of brilliant long flashes of lightning touch the surface of the sea. The deck of the canoe vibrates with the rumble of the thunder surrounding us."

Our canoe Hōkūleʻa and our escort vessel Gershon II have sailed in to Maputo, Mozambique.

Hōkūleʻa crew sighted land from the deck of the canoe today, an historic first glimpse of the African coast.