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Hymn to the chocolate pudding
The galley duty is an important team on the Thor Heyerdahl. If you are part of the galley duty for a day, you and three others have the responsibility to cook for the whole crew. The main difficulty is that… mehr lesen
First storm and anchoring near to Brixham
The night of the 28th October was difficult for most of us. The watch and mess stewards had some difficulties, but in the early morning of the 29th October, we finally arrived near to Brixham. My watch, watch 3, already… mehr lesen
A day on board the Thor Heyerdahl – our new home
I am lying in my bed; my eyes are closed and I am thinking – but stop. This is not my bed. It’s smaller and … it’s moving. Forward, backward, forward, backward. It is my bunk. I open my eyes… mehr lesen
Rescuing two people, one small dinghy and the blue dark sea
We´re all in this together It´s exactly 4:50 in the afternoon when a girl from watch 2 notices something little, orange and black in the wide sea. She reports this immediately a head of watch standing closely, who grabs a… mehr lesen
Seasickness
This whole blog is divided in three parts, a short introduction of what seasickness is, the journey from the end of the Kiel-Canal to Borkum and our trip from Borkum through the English Channel. Seasickness is caused by the conflict… mehr lesen
At the wharf
As we stepped out of the bus, we realized that the journey was finally beginning. Of course, the real trip will begin on Sunday, but three preparation days are something special either way. We got to know all the people,… mehr lesen
The farewell – the beginning of our adventure
Goodbye to all my friends, my family, my home and my old life. Hello to my new, different, special, exciting, wonderful life. After a long, boring but at the same exciting quarantine we were finally ready to get on the… mehr lesen