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9 octobre 2008

Amsterdamming

Having arrived safely in Amsterdam, Lauren and I set out to enjoy ourselves in town. Though I had a long list of things I wanted to do with the boat, Lauren only had a few days before she had to return home to the US, so I took the time “off” to hang...

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25 septembre 2008

Second attempt at IJmuiden

We spent a good weekend in Egersund reading, eating good food and relaxing, while we waited for good northerly winds, scheduled to arrive on Monday. We did get a bit of bad news, because Frode had to return to work, so it would only be Lauren and I that...

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19 septembre 2008

Prekestolen (The Pulpit rock)

With the boat tied up in Egersund, we decided to do a bit of hiking in the area around Stavanger. One of the most visited places in the vicinity is called the Pulpit rock or Prekestolen in Norwegian. I had to show Lauren what proper Norwegian nature looks...

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17 septembre 2008

First attempt at IJmuiden

Monday September 15th was slated to be the start of the circumnavigation. I was joined by Frode Bergsvik, who also crewed on the trip for Amsterdam to Norway; in addition Lauren Hutchinson was making a first time appearance on a catamaran. Our departure...

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25 juillet 2008

Sailing home

With Torstein and Frode onboard and ready for action there was only one thing for us to do: Set Sail! At 5:30am we rolled out of bed, unplugged the shore power, took a last picture and cast off. The engines purred like kittens and got us out of the marina...

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20 juillet 2008

Picking up African Innovation

With no small amount of nervousness I stepped onto the tarmac at Schipol and made my way to the bus to the terminal. Contrary to what you might expect when you're going to your new home, I had very little luggage with me. A small backpack and 2 waterproof...

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29 mars 2008

Chilling in a hot spring on Steffi's Birthday

Steffi's birthday was an excellent opportunity to dodge out of Beijing to enjoy some quality time in nature. After looking at our options, everything pointed in the direction of the XYG resort about an hour North of Beijing. It came warmly recommended...

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14 février 2008

Enjoying the beach in the Philippines

Chinese New Year presented us with a great chance to go traveling. Since most Chinese are busy clogging the roads and railways in China, we decided to jump on a plane bound for the Philippines. After an overnight in Manila, we boarded a new plane and...

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13 janvier 2008

Skiing in Nanshan

The sky was blue, the air was crisp; in fact it was tough to believe that we were in Beijing. We (Steffi, Christopher, Nicole and I) loaded up in Nicole's car and hit the road to Nanshan. After about 45 minutes a speck of white formed on the brown horizon....

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7 janvier 2008

10th time on the Great Wall

A new visitor means a new trip to the Great Wall. This time Katie was in town. She's a cousin of Campbell, a very good friend of mine who recently moved back to the US. Katie will stay with us for a week, before she shoots off to Singapore. As it was...

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