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MADDER CLIFFS-KINNES COVE (Joinville Island) Ascension Island Changing winds kept us busy on deck Devil Island and making our way northwards to Brown Bluff El Teide volcano Elephant Island First Icebergs Iceberg dreaming and a rare sighting Laatste etappe Sailing the South Atlantic Ocean on our way to Cape Town Sperm whales, turtles and seabirds Weddell sea "Fair seas, following winds and royals all the way!" "Galley Thoughts" Garlic and Orange "Looking the cat out of the tree." "OK, wait...Got it!" says Jelte. 'Ocean Notorious' 'Two Months at sea' 'Two, Six, Weave!' (un)interrupted hours 1000 kilometers 10 days at sea 100 Bras every year? 170 NM to go to St Helena oclock 2020-01-08 Peter Borsboom Ilse Oelbers 2020-10-09 Scheepvaartmuseum 2020-12-15 Terschelling 2020-12-18 A Boat by the river 2020-12-25 Estancia Harberton 2020-12-26 Christmas on board 2020-12-28 Terschelling maintenance 2020-12-31 New Years Eve 2021-01-01 Erika Wasner 2021-01-15 Napa Land Annuka Pekkarinen 2021-01-22 Merel and Booij kaasmakers 2021-01-29 Richard Simko The Voyage 2021-02-05 Winter Harlingen 2021-02-12 Sarah Gerats Family Friday 2021-02-19 Maintenance crew 2021-02-26 Families and Messages in a Ship 2021-03-05 Whales and Chile - Pick me 2021-03-21 Finn 2021-03-26 One year ago 2021-04-02 Bark Europa The voyage 2021-04-05 Paint vapours, facemasks gloves and brushes 2021-04-09 Family friday Laura Cattaneo 21-02-22 About last week 23°-27' North 24 Hours in The Scotia Sea 33 noses 38 19’ N - 029 50’ W - 27 days out of Ascension Ant 4.13 400 jaar Kaap Hoorn 49 miles to go 64 Degrees and Counting 8 o´clocky, cake o´clocky A bucket in the Drake – crossing the Drake A busy night watch A calm day on the Drake A calm night A Christmas day across the Drake Passage A day at the EUROPA A day for familiarization and stormy seas preparation A day of rolling A deep breath A great day at West Point Island, Saunders and The Neck A great farewell to our Antarctic landings A guide to being on lookout. A little bit of wind! A lonely stranger A lovely 3 week sail A New Adventure Begins A New Place to Dream A new Theory of Relativity A new years eve to remember A privileged visitor to the worlds of others’ A promise of warm sun and shining blue water A sailors work is never done A second nice day ashore at Tristan da Cunha and departure to Cape Town in the evening As the wind backed during the night and lost strength, it was pretty busy on deck for a few hours during last night, taking square sails away and furling them. Time to start the engines to keep a reasonable speed toward our destination at Falklands. Lower A trip to your soul A Vision in the night A visit not to be taken for granted A warm welcome at Carcass Island Abating wind and sea conditions while Europa fights against the current About this crew Action in the Drake Passage Adelie colony the bark EUROPA adventure Adventures of the Europa Ahoy Pollywogs Al 12 dagen op zee Albatross day All kinds of points of sail All the things to do All you want to know about Desmond Almirante Brown Almost at Desolation Island Almost there Almost there... Amazing day of sailing An Antarctic Art Noir film Anchored in Tadoussac Bat Anchor watch Cuverville Another day in the office Another day of wind shifts and weather instability Another day on the Drake Another good day in Antarctica Another windy day Ant 1 Bram Ant 1 VC Ant 1 vc Bram Ant 1.1 Ant 1.10 Ant 1.11 Ant 1.12 Ant 1.13 Ant 1.14 Ant 1.15 Ant 1.16 Ant 1.17 Ant 1.2 Ant 1.21 Ant 1.22 Ant 1.3 Ant 1.4 Ant 1.5 Ant 1.6 Ant 1.7 Ant 1.8 Ant 1.9 Ant 2.1 Ant 2.2 Ant 2.3 Ant 2.4 Ant 2.5 Ant 2.6 Ant 2.7 Ant 2.8 Ant 2.8 Ant 3.1 Ant 3.2 Ant 3.3 Ant 3.4 Ant 3.5 Ant 3.6 Ant 3.7 Ant 3.8 Ant 4.1 Ant 4.10 Ant 4.11 Ant 4.12 Ant 4.14 Ant 4.15 Ant 4.16 Ant 4.17 Ant 4.2 Ant 4.3 Ant 4.4 28-02-2020 Crossing the Polar Front and motorsailing into Antarctic waters Ant 4.6 Ant 4.7 Ant 4.8 Ant 4.9 ant4.18 Ushuaia Quarantine Antarctic convergence zone Antarctic Sound Antarctic Sound-Weddell Sea Antarctic Swim Antarctic weather Antarctic weather day! Antarctica Antarctica - This is really happening Antarctica and what's not in the docu's Anticipation Anyone for Penguins? Anyone seen the glue? Aqua Blue Arrival late at night at Tristan da Cunha Arrival on South Georgia Arrival to Antarctica Arrival to South Georgia Arrival to the Beagle Channel Arrival to the Island under forceful winds. Landing at Rosita Bay in the evening Arrived At sea to South Georgia At the Edges of the World B-15Y Back at the Roaring 40's Back in the roaring 40º´s Back on course Back on course towards South Orkney Islands Back on Terra Firma Back to the Beagle Back to the Drake Baily Head and Whalers Bay Barrientos Island Battling the squalls in the South Pacific Bay of Isles Beagle channel and Drake Passage: start of our adventure Beautiful sailing Beautiful sailing Before I forget Behind the scenes Important ingredient Message from the bottom of the world Bermuda in zicht! Berthelot Island Berthelot Islands and Trooz Glacier Berthelot Islands – Collins Bay, Trooz glacier – Lemaire Channel Big family Bijzondere reizen beurs Biosecurity procedures and South Georgia briefings Birds and wind Birthdays on Europa Blog Horta-Belfast Blown off Cape Horn Blown off ELEPHANT ISLAND (Point Wild) and starting our way with good sailing towards South Georgia Island Blown off Right Whale Bay Blue sky and clouds Boats and bikes Bonus stopover! Buoy over board! Busy Days By our Deckhand Pelle: "Time to go sailing again!" Bye-bye Antarctica Calm after the storm. Blue skies, sunshine, rig and sail repairs Calm and sunny weather Calm seas and fair winds Calmer conditions while motorsailing towards Eastern Antarctic peninsula Calming Seas Calming winds Cape Horn CAPE HORN and sailing the DRAKE PASSAGE Cape Horn Monument Variable S-ly winds and passing squalls on our way to Antarctica Back to sail on a Southerly course in the Drake Passage CAPE TOWN CAPE TOWN arrival Carried by the wind Casual Pose catching the sun Challenge 1 Bark Europa Challenge: When will she meet the sun? Bark Europa Challenge: How many days and nautical miles will she have sailed in total? Change Chasing the Sun Chilean Fjords Chippy at work Christmas day at Navarino Island Christmas on Europa Cierva Cove and sailing South Cleaning the fresh fish Climbing! Closer to South Africa (Cape Town) Closing in Cobblers cove and St. Andrews Bay Cobblers Cove to Rookery Point adventure walk. Ocean Harbour cruise and landing in the afternoon. COBBLERS COVE-ROOCKERY POINT COBBLERS COVE-ROOKERY POINT COBBLER’S COVE - GODTHUL and OCEAN HARBOUR Collins Bay Colorful Drake Coming up north towards Cape Town Common language of humour Confessions of a Novice on his first watch in Drake’s Passage Cook’ Peep Hole Cooper Bay and Larsen Harbour Crabs and hiking in Puerto Williams Creative crew Crossing the Antarctic Convergence Area Crossing the Antarctic Convergence Area Crossing the Antarctic Convergence Area Crossing the Antarctic Convergence area Crossing the Antarctic Convergence zone Crossing the Bransfield Strait CROSSING THE BRANSFIELD STRAIT Crossing the Bransfield Strait Crossing the Bransfield Strait and getting into the Antarctic Sound Crossing the Polar Front Crossing the Prime Meridian under full sail Cub fever Culinary exploration Cumberland East and West Bay Curious Mark on Longitude and Latitude. Current and van Gogh Cuverville DANCERS Dancing Kelp Dankjewel! (Big Thanks) Day 257 at sea Days De laatste dag Dealing with an approaching Low Pressure System Deception Island Deception Island Deception Island Deception Island Deception Island (Telefon Bay, Whalers Bay, Pendulum Cove) Deception Spa Deel 1 - De heenreis: wilde golven en groene gezichten op de Drake passage Deel 2 - Eerste dagen Antarctica: pinguins, poep en ijsbergen Deel 3 - Walvissen in de ochtend & Zodiac tour in de mist Departure from Ushuaia Departure from Ushuaia Departure Salvador Desolation Island Desolation Island, Edinburgh Hill and Half Moon Island Desolation Island, McFarlane Strait and a second landfall at Half Moon Island Devil Island and making our way to Snowhill Island Digital detox Dinnertime doing look out duty Doldrums Dolphins and EUROPA-potatoes Drake has woken up Drake Lake. Calm seas and light fair winds on our first full day in the Drake Passage Drake life Drake Passage Drake Passage Drake Passage Drake Passage Drake passage - Calm after the strong winds Drake Passage, on our way to Ushuaia Drake Passage, trying to sail westwards and getting into the Pacific Dreaming Dreaming away… Dropping Anchor at Deception Druppen Due South Dynamic crew Easing following winds and calmer seas. Rigging and setting Studdingsails Easter on board Europa Easterly course towards South Africa Eclipse Point Eclipse point Eclipse point, Lemaire Channel, and Argentine Islands Eclipses -The Earth, the Moon and the Sun Dancing in The Sky A good start! Egrets, we've had a few Eindelijk Elsehul Bay Embarkation day in Port Stanley Encounter with the first small drift ice from the Weddell Sea English Channel Enjoyable day ashore at the remotest inhabited island in the planet Enjoying our last day at sea, setting sail to Cape Town Enjoying the same temperatures in a different way Entering the Eastern Hemisphere, passing from West to East Entering the Weddell Sea through Fridtjof Sound Erebus and Terror Gulf Exploration Vega Island Landing and cruising in Fridtjof Sound Escape to sea Escorted Europ(e)a(n) Wonder Women Europa Waiting at Walker Bay Europa comes alive Europa and White Swan Europa is now gently rolling EUROPA reaches most southern point ever! Europa shrugs and sets sail Europa, the ocean wanderer, but we are wonderers Exchange Program Existance doubtful Expect the unexpected Expectations Expedition Baily Head Exploration Exploring Antarctica EZS student offer Family Fare winds, good weather and following seas Farewell to the Niagara Farewell to Tristan Farewell tour Fata Morgana Australis Feeling Alive Fildes Peninsula Fin whales Final thoughts of a city dweller Finding the wind Fine Breeze Firewind, the White Whale First climbing at sea First day is already gone First full day at sea First Landing First steps on the Antarctic continent Five humpback whales in Paradise Harbor Flying towards Cape Horn Following seas Fort Point (Greenwich Island) and starting our way North in the Drake Passage Fort Point (Greenwich Island) and Whalers Bay (Deception Island) Fort Point - Yankee Harbour Fort Point and Elephant Point Fort Point and Hannah Point Fort Point, Hannah Point and Walker Bay Fortuna Bay -Wistle Cove and Shackleton hike to Stromness bay Fortuna to Stromness hike (Shackleton Walk) FORTUNA-STROMNESS Shackleton walk Slowly edging towards the equator Fresh Friday far away From Drake Shake to Drake Lake From Full-and-by to Downwind From our doctor on board Full Circle Full Valentines day Furling the Skysail Ga je mee? Een oceaanoversteek van Kaapstad naar Boston Never a quiet day in the Drake Passage Gentle sailing day on our way to Tristan da Cunha getting closer to the South Shetland Islands Getting out of Cape Horn’s grip. On our way towards Straits of Magellan Getting the Picture Girl Power! Going NW, battered by strong winds and high seas Gold Harbour Gomera Good sailing day at the Drake Passage, getting to Antarctica (South Shetland Islands) Good sailing day racing the 40’s Good sailing day until hit by stormy winds Good sailing with Northerly winds Good speed sailing on favorable winds on the Scotia Sea. Getting closer to South Georgia Goodbye Atlantic Ocean Goodbye Lunenburg, Hello Ocean sailing Goodbye Scheveningen gorgeous never-ending sunset GPS Graham Passage Graham Passage Grandma and Poppy's Book of Penguins Great day at Danger Islands Great sailing day on our way to Tristan da Cunha Great sailing in the South Atlantic. Great sailing morning and arrival to the Beagle Channel Green and lively South Georgia Grytviken clouds GRYTVIKEN whaling station Guide to Anchor Watch Gulfstream Guys on the helm Wie gaat er mee op avontuur deze zomer? Half way between Tristan da Cunha and South Africa Halfway the Drake Happy Birthday! Happy new year Hasta luego Antarctica! Heading to Elephant Island Here we all are, sailing on Europa The small quiet island called Tristan Het zit erop Hey, mr Bartender Hike on Penguin Island and crossing the Bransfield Strait Hinderland High expectations Hoist the sails! Hold on! Holding ground under two anchors Holding on while having first-rate hard-core sailing over stormy seas Dog watch Horizons and Clouds How is the weather on board? How many knots? Howling winds and rough seas welcome us to the Drake I Feel Ice and Slice Iceberg Graveyard Icy white islands Identifying the Doctor Impossible Impressive In awe of the galley In Requiem In the footsteps of giants In the groove Impressions of the Cape to Cape voyage informatiemiddag Initial thoughts from a city dweller Intercurrence Islands and Spert-Trinity Islands Into the Trades Introducing Benjamin Caceres, Marine Biologist Invisible It is like running a big house! It's a dog's life It's for real! Just 10 miles to go Cape Horn Trophies Postcards from the edge First day Kings of the South Compass Land Ahoy Land in zicht! Land of Dragons Landfall Landing at the British Signy Station Last day at sea Last day of preparations in Montevideo LeMaire and Vernadsky Leaving Antarctica behind Leaving Brazilian waters Leaving Elephant Island Leaving the Mother city Leaving Ushuaia Leaving Ushuaia Lectures Leisure day Lemaire Channel Lemaire Channel under sail and afternoon visit to Port Lockroy Leopard seal The Drake Passage is behind us. Life as a ships doctor on the Atlantic Ocean Life at an Angle Life at sea Life in Canadian waters Life is good on board this historic vessel Lights in the Night Little Devils Island Logboek Matthijs week 4 Long Live the King Away! Lose yourself to find yourself Lost and found Lotte en Matthijs een week op zee Lotte en Matthijs klaar voor vertrek still 5 days to go of this wonderfull expedition. Madder Cliffs-Kinnes Cove Magical Mystery Tour Magnificent views and a remarkably romantic moment Maiviken to Grytviken walk Maiviken to Grytviken walk Maiviken to Grytviken walk Maiviken to Grytviken walk and visit to Grytviken Whaling Station Maiviken to Grytviken walk and visit to Grytviken Whaling Station Marianne's Friday soup Marketing-stagiaire gezocht! Medical evacuations and Nice Fresh Start Medicine, polar exploration and ‘a laikiesopie’ Meeting on the South Atlantic Melchior Islands Middle of nowhere Midnight steering Misty Mountains Montevideo arrival 2019 Montevideo embarkation Moon down, Sun up More high seas and strong winds Most Southern point Motoring into abating seas and calming winds Motoring our way north Motoring our way to Cape Town in calm conditions Motorsailing our approach to the South Shetland Islands Mr. Drake Mtv 2019 departure MTV-PA Johan van der Hoek MTV-PA 10 MTV-PA 11 MTV-PA 12 MTV-PA 13 MTV-PA 14 MTV-PA 15 MTV-PA 16 MTV-PA 17 MTV-PA 18 MTV-PA 19 MTV-PA 20 MTV-PA 21 MTV-PA 22 MTV-PA 23 MTV-PA 24 MTV-PA 25 MTV-PA 26 MTV-PA 27 MTV-PA 2019 jordi 1 Mtv-PA 4 MTV-PA 5 MTV-PA 6 MTV-PA 7 MTV-PA 8 MTV-PA 9 MTV-PA Dawn Bates MTV-PA Johan MTV-PA Ryan MTV-PA Ryan 3 MTV-PA Ryan C Murano glass My confidence began to grow NAVARINO ISLAND. Puerto Williams and Cerro Bandera - Valle Robalo Noon and navigation Neko Neko Harbor Neko Harbour and Skontorp Cove Neptune's Court News from the Drake Nick names and so on (Moemoe) Noon Latitude is now an obsession Not like any other rock Nothing is impossible, only not tried Noticing the Rain Ocean wanderer officially sailing Antarctic waters On our way On our way North On our way South On our way to Aalborg On our way to Ascension Island On our way to Cape Town On our way to Puerto Williams On our way to South Georgia On our way to South Georgia Island on our way towards South Africa On our way? On the wheelO On top of Neko Hill On watch On watch duty Our departure from Stavanger (in Dutch) open back Chevrolet! Open water Orca Type “D” sighting while riding squalls in the Drake Orphaned Penguin Our first footprints on the Antarctic continent itself Our first night trawl Our journey Our lady EUROPA back in the water Our small universe Our visit to Ascension Out of our time Out of the silent planet Out of the tropics Crossing the line Overall: Very comfortable and sunny Watch handover Packing-in the ice Paradise Paradise Bay Paradise Drake Passing the doldrums Passing through the eyes of the universe passing Vitoria Bank PAULET ISLAND Paulet Island Paulet Island and Ship’s Cruise deeper into Erebus & Terror Gulf Penguin Island Penguin Island and Turret Point. Start sailing towards Elephant Island Pepernoten PERSBERICHT Bark EUROPA thuis in Scheveningen na wereldreis Petermann Island – Port Charcot – North Plan A Plan A! and plan B, and also Plan C Plans Plastic Bottle Plumage POINT WILD and sailing towards South Georgia Port Lockroy Port Lockroy Port Lockroy and Dorian Bay Port Lockroy and Dorian Bay Position report Position report Position report 18-01-2017 Posrep bark EUROPA, Friday 9 dec 2016. Possession Bay -Prince Olav Harbour and holding anchor on a blustery afternoon at Brighton Beach Beautiful day Preparations behind the scenes Prion Island and Salisbury Plain (Bay of Isles) Puerto Williams Pulling ropes Questions and answers Quite the Friday Racing towards Cape Town reaching Cabo Frío latitude Reaching the 50º S, starting of the official Cape Horn Crossing Remains of whaling history Reminiscenses of the Past Remote Research update Reveries of a White Continent Rhymes of passage Rich birdlife around the ship Riding fast on a Southerly course Riding the untamed Scotia Sea Riding the Waves Right Whale Bay Bringing 2015 Rocking `n Rolling in de golf van Biskaje Rocky day again facing headwinds in the Drake Passage Rolling in the Drake Passage ROSITA HARBOUR Rosita Harbour and Salisbury Plain Rough conditions Rougher sea conditions and stronger winds Royal bay and gold harbour Running before the wind, sailing into the Furious Fifties Running our Easting down Running the Easting down, crossing the Prime Meridian under sail Safety on board Safety Training Sailing again our way to Cape Town Sailing again, under blue skies Sailing and motorsailing SAILING AND ROLLING IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN Sailing downwind, rolling in the SCOTIA SEA Sailing downwind, rolling on big swell Sailing fair winds on abating weather and seas. Sailing following winds on the SCOTIA SEA on our way to South Georgia Sailing in another man's shoes Sailing our way approaching South Africa. Light winds. Sailing our way approaching South Africa Sailing our way in the Scotia Sea towards South Georgia Sailing our way to the South SAILING SOUTH Sailing South, Catching up with Willem Schouten and Jacob Lemaire Sailing the Bransfield Strait towards South Shetland Islands SAILING THE COAST FROM BRAZILIAN ILHÉUS Sailing the Drake Passage SAILING THE DRAKE PASSAGE SAILING THE DRAKE PASSAGE to Ushuaia Sailing the Scotia Sea Sailing the Scotia Sea on our way to South Orkney Islands Sailing the South Atlantic Ocean on our way to Cape Town, following the backing winds Sailing the South Atlantic Ocean on our way to Cape Town. Sailing the South Atlantic on our way towards South Africa Sailing the southern ocean amongst many icebergs Sailing the Southern Ocean towards Tristan da Cunha Sailing the Southern Ocean towards Tristan da Cunha, facing strong winds and high seas Sailing the wild Drake Sailing to Elephant Island Sailing to South Georgia Sailing to the Falklands Sails Saint Andrews and Bay and anchoring at Moltke harbor (Royal Bay) Salisbury Plain and Prion Island Salps Salvador de Bahia saMANTA Together Scheveningen Sail Schouten and Le Maire again are ahead of us almost ahead of schedule waves build Scientific update #3 Scientist update #1 Scientist update #2 Scotia Sea SCOTIA SEA Scotia Sea, waiting for fair winds to arrive to South Georgia coasts, while anticipating forecasted stormy winds Scotia Sea: on our way to South Orkney Islands Sea-Beard - a poem Secret blogs from the Antarctic animals Seeds and Waterbottles Seeking shelter at the SW-ly coast of Tristan SERENITY OF THE ANTARCTICS Serious Request 2014 Setting foot on Antarctica Setting sail from Faial Settling in to life at sea Shackleton walk Shackleton Walk Shackleton walk Sheltering at Darthmouth Poin Shifting winds in the Roaring Forties Shipwrecks, whale watching and an evening hike Shock to the system Sirius in the Fjord Doldrum swim Sirius Sirius the shipsdog Sit and wait in Deception Island for storm force winds to abate Six on Six Off Sleep Sleep, Interrupted slightly ahead of Schouten and Lemaire Slowing down under the influence of a High pressure System Slumber Party on Deck Smiles Ice, snow and more ice Snow Hill Island Snowflakes and icebergs So, what do we do during these 1500nM? Some Musings Some thoughts about the recent Tenerife-Sal journey Sounds South South Africa welcomes us South Georgia SOUTH GEORGIA arrival. Welcomed by tempestuous seas and gusting winds. South Georgia Safari SOUTH GEORGIA – Moltke harbor (Royal Bay) South Georgia! South Georgia! South Pacific winds teasing us South Shetland Islands South Shetland Islands South Shetland islands South Shetland Islands SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS - AITCHO ARCHIPELAGO South Shetland Islands - Deception Island Southern Hemisphere Southern Ocean Lows and High SOUTHERN OCEAN on our way towards Tristan da Cunha Special visitors Spectacular landings Speeding Spirit of adventure Squall St Andrews Bay St Helena Stability Start Race Belfast to Alesund Starting Biosecurity procedures and IAATO briefings Starting our way Eastwards following the wind. Starting our way to South Georgia Starting our way to Ushuaia Stop at Madeira Stormy conditions during the day, that improve during the night strange screaming noises Strike a pose STROMNESS TO LEITH HARBOUR WALK Strong men and women Stunsails and Silence Sudden wind shift and Speedy ride to Tristan Sunday at Sea Sunday at sea Sunday at Sea - Cape Horn Ceremony Sunday at sea! Suns come Out Surprised to be here Surreal Surveys at sea Swim Tacking our way to Antarctica along the Scotia Sea Update captain Eric, start of the race Tall Ships Race Aalborg - Fredrikstad Teaching the guides Team spirit of the white-water-team Thank you for the journey! The Agulhas Current The amazing trip in a Chinese eye The Dog Watch.. The Drake "Gate" The Drake is treating us well The end is near The epic low is back The feeding whale and the calving glacier The Fourth Man The Horse Latitudes The Ice Cream of Tristan Da Cunha The Icewatch The Imperative of the Immediate The journey so far The maintenance department The mythical Drake Lake The Promised Land The Queue The riot act The roaring forties are not the boring forties The sight of land The South Atlantic and its Roaring Forties welcome us with fair winds and great sailing The South Atlantic Swim The southernmost area reached on our trip The start of a new adventure: Cape to Cape The start of our Cape to Cape adventure The start of the Antarctic season! The Tale of Finnigan’s Isle (sung to "Gilligan’s Island" theme song) The things we see at night the visit of a curious Sea lion The voyage crew The Weddell Sea The white continent The wind is slowly easing The year that's passed The “Roaring forties” show their teeth Things that are awesome Thinking back Three Early Thoughts Time To be able to walk straight on the ship ... Towards Ascension Island Trade winds and waxing moon Traditional Modern times Trinity Island Trinity Island to Cuverville Island Tristan birds Tristan da Cunha TRISTAN DA CUNHA Tristan da Cunha / Vers Le Cap Tristan secret History Tropical downpour Trying to get westwards trying to keep in course towards South Georgia Tussendoortje windkracht 10 Twinkle twinkle little star Two weeks at sea! Typical weather under Northerly winds in the Roaring Forties Unexpected turns and interesting wildlife Unexpected weather Update Lotte en Matthijs aan boord van de bark EUROPA US-27-03-20 9 may the equator US-27-03-20 2 june. This grand Show is eternal US-27-03-20 1 mei Stargazing US-27-03-2020 10 mei appreciating the doldrums US-27-03-2020 Sargassum Neptune US-27-03-2020 14 mei Progress US027-03-2020 Vastness of the sea US-27-03-2020 17 april steering US-27-03-20 Widening our horizon US-27-03-2020 Stillness and calm US-27-03-2020 8 weeks at sea A day's work US-27-03-2020 28 mei Casa Blanca US-27-03-20 29 may Chasing the wind US-27-03-2020 3 May we must sail US-27-03-2020 4 May Mexican surprise US-27-03-2020 6 june another week has passed The new normality Ushuaia preparations for the trip. Behind the scenes. Using all the strenghts of the ship duizendpoot gezocht Barlengas Van onze Barman op zee Sailing is the best experience Variable winds and seas on our way to Tristan da Cunha Variable winds at the DRAKE PASSAGE Variable winds during the day. Fare winds from late afternoon Variable winds, first sight of an iceberg and Dusky dolphins Vernadsky Vers la Georgie du Sud Departure Punta Arenas departure Very First Impressions. Victoria shallows Voyage Reflections Waiting for wind shift waiting to experience another 360º backing wind direction Walking around like teletubbies Watch out Porto Watches; debates and discussions Watching for Egg Day Water, water en nog eens water we are flying towards Cape Horn We are here – but where are we? We are here. We arrived. WE ARE HOME! we are the ambassadors We gaan aan boord! We landed at Selvagem Grande We watch in awe We are all adventurers We zijn bijna in Montevideo Wearing ship and start heading Southbound Weather drifter deployed Weblog 09-04-2020 week 2 Weblog 11-04-2020 epic low Weblog april 2020 Eric licking our wound weblog april 2020 further ponderings WEDDELL SEA - Fridtjof sound and DEVIL ISLAND Weddell Sea - Last miles to Danger Islands WEDDELL SEA, trying our way to Snow Hill Island Back to track Week 4 Lotte op zee Weer aan boord van de Europa WELCOME ON BOARD Welcome on board Welcome on board Welcome on board! Welcome to the Cape to Cape Welcome on board Welcome on board Whalers Bay Whales feeding Whales feeding Whales in Hughes Bay Whales on Port Whaling Station Deception Island What (not) to wear? What a day When the going gets tough Where are we? White Beards and Presents White Christmas Who will win? Wild approach to Elephant Island Wind shifts and passing squalls on a rainy day Wind shifts and Squalls Wind Powered Windy & Seabirds World Ocean Day Wot No Penguins? Yalour Islands Yalour Islands: 4 January 2018 Yankee Harbour and Edinburgh Hill Yeah! Yellow buckets and a new family 2020-09-12 Zaandam Maintenance Zaandam maintenance Zaandam maintenance Zaandam maintenance Sailing the Drake Passage to Ushuaia Zodiac cruise Zodiac cruise “Roads Amongst the Waves” Log Follow the ship Follow the ship Ocean wanderer