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(Back) to the Azores
I can´t really believe that we´re on board of the „Thor Heyerdahl“ for more than four months now. To me those four months seem to be incredible short and, somehow, at the same time as if we would be here… mehr lesen
Changes
We are already on the 4th Part of our journey and already heading home. Since Day one many things and also ourselves changed: I remember our first day like it was yesterday. I was so happy that we started. Back… mehr lesen
Back at sea
The Caribbean time is coming to an end and we are making us ready to sail the longest distance of our Classroom under Sails journey! 0600 a.m.Everybody has to stand up and we have the last opportunity to swim in… mehr lesen
Building a house
First of all: Thanks for all donations (12 000 Euro), that made the project possible. After working at the ship and doing a break at land, the land-program was supposed to start. My group (group 1) was the first to… mehr lesen
Some different days on Dominica
Nine days lasts our stay on Dominica. Divided into small groups, we helped three days to rebuild a house, which was destroyed by hurricane Maria a few years ago. For three days we were on the Thor doing ship work… mehr lesen
Hiking with a difference
It was the 1st February and our hiking trip was just about to start on the national trail Waitukubuli. I was thinking, that it is going to be a normal hiking tour of three days, where we hike with a… mehr lesen
A dream of land
It was the 21th of January 1 pm 7 minutes and 24 seconds, that I saw a dream of land for the first time. Out of the turquoise deepness emerged a shadow. A mere reflection, an escaped thought, even lighter… mehr lesen
Thinking
Imagine you are standing one night behind the rudder on the end of a fifty-meters-ship which you are driving alone in this moment. You are starring alternately on the big illuminated compass in front of you and on the dark… mehr lesen
Visions of land vanishing
Pour Mamie Cussonneau parce que c’est son anniversaire It was yesterday, the 6th of January, at 7:24 am and 26 seconds, that I saw the vision of vanishing land for the last time.In the distance we were seeing, the Pico… mehr lesen
A volcanic experience
The time between the years we spent on the island of Fogo. Once, the whole island was a giant volcano, so everything is volcanic material. For our geography teacher it was a paradise because she could show us many things… mehr lesen