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Mountains in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. A few small Islands. And then some young people come along with their tall ship Thor Heyerdahl and want to explore these islands called the Azores. Divided into three groups with eleven or twelve teens… mehr lesen
Five hours sleep / seven hours hiking
Today I learned what it’s like to be in a cloud, and how I got to this point I’m going to tell you right now. But first let me briefly go back in time and tell you about last night,… mehr lesen
The North Atlantic
The North Atlantic, an ocean full of heavy storms, strong winds and bad weather. That´s how I imagined this part of our journey to be. Instead, the last weeks on sea were mostly shaped by fair winds, sunny weather and… mehr lesen
Music on board the Thor Heyerdahl
Music is everywhere on board the Thor Heyerdahl. On the one hand the music from the waves, the wind and the creaking of the mainmast, on the other hand the music from the KUSis. When they sing together or need… mehr lesen
Nowhere
Nowhere.Nowhere is somewhere.But how can nowhere be somewhere if nowhere is nowhere? Nowhere.Nowhere in the middle of the ocean.Nowhere to be found.Nowhere between the wind and the waves,Just a little ship somewhere in the middle of nowhere.Nowhere to be found.Nowhere… mehr lesen
Engineer and ship hand-over
The second ship hand-over is the special hand-over: Because of the Bermuda-Triangle the electronic navigation doesn’t work – that’s the story. If you want to say it clearly, we must navigate astronomically. That’s why the mate position is very popular… mehr lesen
Roofs as white as snow
…that must be Bermuda. It’s 04:30 a.m., Anton stands at my berth and wakes me up for my watch. When I get on deck, I can already see the lights of Bermuda very clearly in spite of the darkness and… mehr lesen
Ship hand over in rough conditions?
After getting over a new wave of – luckily only light sea sickness – our preparations for the planned ship hand-over started in various areas including the practicing of astronomic navigation, learning needed skills for the boatswain or doing several… mehr lesen
Reefing the sails in preparation for stormy weather
Right after we had finished our weekly project meetings on Friday the 16th our sailing crew went around asking for students that could help them. We all try to use every opportunity to learn even more about sailing on a… mehr lesen
Goodbye Cuba
That’s what we all had to say a couple of days ago when we left Havana. It wasn’t easy to say goodbye to this island, that is so different from what we are used to, but also so beautiful with… mehr lesen