30 May The Unreachable Island
Probably most magical of all is to see the giant green sea turtles laying their eggs on the beach and following the tiny turtles hatching from their eggs on their treacherous journey out to sea....
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25 May Science days
To take water samples containing DNA of surrounding wild life, we need to lower several probes to depths of 70 and 200 metres. ...
19 May Cape Horn Trophy
On Saturday May 17th, Captain Maarten de Jong received the official Cape Horn Trophy from the Mayor of the Dutch...
23 Apr Simon’s Town
On Saturday, April 19th, we set off under engine power through thick fog, heading for Simon’s Town. We anchored...
02 Apr Arrival in Cape Town
The morning of our arrival was misty. As we neared the traffic lanes approaching Cape Town's harbor, we saw ...
28 Mar Quiz Night
After several days of overcast skies and little sunlight, this morning greeted us with a promise of clear weather....
25 Mar Back and forth
Looking at our track from the past few days, it's clear that we didn't take the most direct route. We spent two...
21 Mar The Green Witch
This morning at exactly 08:26, the moment had arrived: we crossed the Greenwich Meridian—the zero meridian...
