Bibi Brongers | 17-01-2020 Travel Journey 16 | From Tonga to New Zealand After a crossing of 1000 nautical miles we enter Vava’u, the northernmost group of islands of Tonga. The rugged rocks remind us of Norway, but the closer we get, the greener it gets. Tropical birds sing their song loudly in the forest that reaches the water. Several seabirds fly over the water hunting for a nice
Recycling plastic waste at Palmerston Imagine; you have a great passion for love, an excessive desire to have children and your own island, what do you do then? Sir William Marsters, an adventurous sailor from England, knew how to handle this. In 1863 he had an exceptionally good idea, and decided to live with his three wives in Palmerston. An island so far away from everything that it takes
Travel Journey 14 | Tahiti & Maupiti 2 juli 2019 – 26 augustus 2019 After a few beautiful weeks on Tahiti we lift anchor and sail to the neighboring island of Moorea. This island is known for its overwhelming nature and beautiful clear water. It is a 20 mile trip and we have good weather. It takes a while before we have the wind in our sails because of the
Travel Journey 13 | Marquises & Tahiti 24 april 2019 – 2 juli 2019 When we have dropped our anchor in the bay of Hiva Oa we look out of our eyes. It is as if we are in a tropical Switzerland. High mountains, overgrown with palm trees, rise from a dark blue sea. The scent of rainforest, flowers and ripe fruit reaches our ship from the valley. Time for
Travel Journey 12 | 50 Days at Sea 3 maart 2019 – 24 april 2019 When the last doors of the six locks of the Panama Canal open, Niels and I sail through the metropolis Panamacity onto the Pacific. The fresh water from the lock provides a considerable upstream stream so that we really shoot out of the lock, with a straight leg into a new adventure. Swarms of hungry
Travel Journey 11 | Kuna Yala 1 december 2018 – 10 januari 2019 We leave from Aruba with the wind behind us and there is a trip of about 600 miles ahead. The gennaker bulges nicely with a light breeze and with the flat water under Aruba we have a good speed. Niels and I alternate each other in four-hour shifts and soon the sea starts to get a little