Category: Circumnavigation

No Marquesas without tattoos. We have a few tattoos each and they have very special meanings. When we started planning… Continue reading

Where do we start to properly describe the Marquesas Islands, these absolutely stunning and bountiful islands that suddenly rise several… Continue reading

I write most of this on my night shift far out in the Pacific Ocean, 2/3 of the way from… Continue reading

“A pilot must have good nutritious food.  We are not vegetarians”, the inspector from the Panama Canal admonishes me.  And… Continue reading

Panama has surprised us in many ways.  We must admit that we did not have high expectations of Panama, well… Continue reading

We are sitting in a large bamboo hut on a Guna Yala (San Blas) island , Mormake Tupu (Molamaking Island). … Continue reading

We are back on Carpe Diem. It’s tempting to say, that the break from the adventures is over, but that’s… Continue reading

We need to go shopping, but we do not just slip right into the local supermarket. Today, it requires us… Continue reading

We push the pause button – put the boat ashore and take a period of a few months home in… Continue reading

I hear the wave roaring like an unstoppable avalanche behind us. In the darkness of the night, and completely without… Continue reading