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The best medicine
Imagine you are 15 or 16 years old and are living for six months on a big tall ship. Your journey started nearly two months ago and a few days ago you have finished your first crossing of the Atlantic… mehr lesen
The Caribbean – we have finally arrived
Arriving – what does that mean? What does it mean to arrive in a new world after spending three weeks at sea? To see land again after three weeks at sea? What does arriving mean for us – as sailors?… mehr lesen
Sleeping under stars
We have just finished our really nice crossing of the Atlantic. Since we left Santa Cruz de Tenerife, we have had good winds and most of the time we have had basically every sail set. Unfortunately, in the last one… mehr lesen
School next to the blue ocean
The sound of the ocean, water on the floor and the warm sun in my face. I am sitting on the main deck and we have our first lesson at sea. I can hear the sound of the wind while… mehr lesen
Working in the galley – a day full of music
How happy were we as we saw the fresh cinnamon rolls and the warm cocoa after our hiking trip in Falmouth, England! And there is nothing better than a great breakfast before a day full of exciting experiences. Of course,… mehr lesen
A day in the footsteps of Thor Heyerdahl
We’re all exhaustedly happy after the hike and the outstanding views of the landscape surrounding El Pico del Teide. Suddenly we hear: “Get out of the bus – we’re at the museum” and a thought crosses my mind. We’ve already… mehr lesen
Cleaning the ship – annoying but necessary
We´ve been living on the Thor Heyerdahl for almost a month, it´s our new home now. Our home, the place we eat, sleep, play, laugh, learn and live in. Being with KUS is a big privilege, but now we have… mehr lesen
The principal component of our life on board
Someone: „Hey Finn, wake up! It´s 01:30 a.m. You´re duty begins in 25 minutes.“Me: „Ohhh, good morning… thank you for waking me up. How is the weather outside at the moment?“Someone: „It’s a bit warmer than yesterday, like 17°…“This is… mehr lesen
Living in cabins – The horror you might think it is?
When I stepped into my cabin, which has the number eight out of ten cabins in total, for the first time, I thought that life in this little room would be very difficult, but now I see that it is… mehr lesen
A day in Falmouth
The English Channel – a passage of approximately 400 nautical miles. Sounds like a relatively easy task, right? Well, in our case sailing the English Channel brought along a few problems: Because of a big area of low-pressure above England… mehr lesen