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Ships‘ handover
In the beginning, all of us thought this second ship handover would be the longest handover of the journey. There should be four to five days of working. But in the weather forecast they said in a few days there… mehr lesen
Weather on the North Atlantic
Every one of us had respect of the north Atlantic, the weather, the wind and the waves. We expected 15 metre waves and 30 days with 9 wind forces. So – in the end everything went smooth, 23 perfect days… mehr lesen
The Library
It is a cosy room with shelves filled with books, a subdued reading light and a bench laid out with soft pillows. It is a welcoming atmosphere. That’s why everybody likes the library on our ship and there are often… mehr lesen
Friendship
Friendship, a word we use daily and we all probably know the meaning but how do we define it? Puh, that`s a tough question. During this blog I`m going to try to find an answer, what friendship means and especially… mehr lesen
Being in a bubble
It’s Saturday, just a normal Saturday, with a normal watch, school day, big cleaning and “Besanschotan” until the news. News we maybe didn’t want to hear or couldn´t believe at first. Our captain informed us, that this week the Ukraine… mehr lesen
(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