Woke up at 4am again. My body is craving for more sleep. Can’t wait to get to Davao.

Today’s wind is Hamigan (northeast monsoon wind). This morning, I woke up with a sore right shoulder. I got to be careful not to stress it this early in the expedition.

During the day’s paddle, three of us are so far apart from one another. We are just a tiny black dot on the horizon. We are enjoying our space and peace. But this could be dangerous as we are on our own. No walkie-talkie. Arnel is usually in front as he is using a racing kayak – light but unstable. His kayak’s cockpit is super large. That’s the reason he normally kayak close to the shore because as the wind and waves pick up, spray gets into his kayak easily.

At about 11.30am, we arrived at the point where we would leave the shore and head north directly to Santa Cruz. There was a lighthouse there. That’s our 3rd one. It’s 23km of open water. The shoreline is 6km away.

After a quick bite, we headed north. Luckily, the weather was good. Habagat wind pushed us from behind.

Later, we came together for lunch. By the time we finished eating, we had drifted 500m.

We were hit by a storm 13km from Santa Cruz. It seemed like an endless paddle to Santa Cruz. The storm passed just as we approached Santa Cruz. We saw our 4th lighthouse. It was operating.

While waiting for our support team, I capsized while staying in a lagoon with big waves. This time, no equipment was lost.

By the time the support team located a resort, we had paddled 52.6km. The longest day so far. Almost 12 hours of paddling.