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A different Christmas
Snow is falling, everyone is wearing winter clothes, and Christmas lights are shining everywhere. I am walking down the street, and in the windows, I see families sitting together celebrating a wonderful fest. I am continuing my way; the next… mehr lesen
Our Stay on Dominica
In the early morning of the 7th December, we anchored in the Prince Rupert Bay on Dominica after having sailed for more than three weeks. When the sun rose, other ships and green hills covered with green trees and beaches… mehr lesen
Internships
At the beginning of the transatlantic crossing one month ago, we had already learnt very much about seamanship and the different tasks on board. Yet there were still some roles on the ship which we did not get to know… mehr lesen
Projects
It’s Friday afternoon, half past four. All over the ship, you can find bigger groups of people, working more or less concentrated on completely different projects. You can hear the sweet tunes of music coming out of the library, the… mehr lesen
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
When there are blue waves, endless sky, clouds moving slowly across the horizon, and there is water in every direction – you know your truly in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It has been about two weeks since we… mehr lesen
Working in the galley
In this moment right now, I know that tomorrow will be an extremely difficult day… not only because of the hot weather or the many other tasks I have to do every day. No, because tomorrow, I only have one… mehr lesen
Tenerife – Visiting the Thor Heyerdahl Museum
Every ship has a name. Most of the time, that name also has a meaning. As you probably know, our ship is named after the famous explorer Thor Heyerdahl. On Tenerife, we learned more about him and his life. Our… mehr lesen
Watch Duty
Imagine you have to wake up every night for three hours to sail a ship, sail a huge ship with only a hand full of other people, have an eye on everything in case of an emergency, and then then… mehr lesen
If nothing works like you thought at first…
Saturday was our first and only day on Tenerife, during which we were allowed to do (almost) whatever we wanted. Me and some others had not known what to do and with whom for quite a while. In the morning… mehr lesen
With music, everything is possible
Have you ever wondered what happens when 50 people are aboard one ship? Right! It gets dirty quickly. No one knows where the dirt comes from because while we are sailing, nobody leaves the ship. Yet, everything gets dirty in… mehr lesen