GOOD MORNING! TODAY WE START THE LAST LEG OF OUR JOURNEY ABOARD THE ALEX-11. WE HAVE 9 DAYS LEFT ON THE SHIP. WAKING UP AT 0630 THIS MORNING IN PREPARATION FOR THE LOCK, WE LOOK BACK ON THE FOND MEMORIES AND ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE TIME…...

HELLO FAMILY! WE’RE FINALLY BACK IN FRANCE, ONLY A WEEK OF SAILING LEFT TO GO. THAT PART IS SAD BUT THE FRANCE PART IS GREAT!   DATE: 29 MARCH 2022 TIME: 0800 UTC WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TEMPERATURE: 11° SEA STATE: 0 WIND FORCE: 1 STATUS: DOCKED LATITUDE: 048° 38′ N LONGITUDE:  2° 01′ W DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN…...

THIS MORNING THE 06-08 WATCH GOT SOME COLD SHOWERS, BUT WERE REWARDED WITH AN INCREDIBLE 360° RAINBOW!   DATE: 19 MARCH 2022 TIME: 0800 UTC -01:00 WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TEMPERATURE: 12° SEA STATE: 4 WIND FORCE: 5 STATUS: SAILING WITH 6 SAILS AT 6 KNOTS LATITUDE: 043° 29′ N LONGITUDE:  21° 25′ W DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN LAST…...

WE HAVE A CLASS DAY TODAY AS WE DEPART FROM HORTA! SOME OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES FROM THIS PORT INCLUDE AN EXCITING BUT LONG HIKE THROUGH THE LEVADE SYSTEM TO THE CALDERA CRATER, EATING AT PETER’S CAFE, HIKING PICO MOUNTAIN, AND MORNING RUNNING CLUB. WE HAVE TWO WEEKS SET ASIDE…...

DATE: 15 MARCH 2022 TIME: 0800 UTC -01:00 WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH PASSING SHOWERS TEMPERATURE: 15° SEA STATE: 0 WIND FORCE: 1 STATUS: DOCKED LATITUDE: 38° 31′ LONGITUDE:  28° 37′ AVERAGE SPEED: 0 KNOTS TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELLED: 11,996 NM LOG KEEPER: TILL AND TYLER   Follow the ship at   https://classafloat.com/sail/ship-tracker/   or   https://alex-2.de/schiffsposition/  ...

IN THE PAST DAY, WE HAVE EXPLORED THE LOVELY HORTA! TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE, WE PICKED UP TRASH ON 9 DIFFERENT BEACHES YESTERDAY. THE ALEX-2 AND THOR HEYERDAHL CREWS RETRIEVED 631.9 KILOS OF TRASH! WHILE SOME OF IT WAS FROM LOCAL FISHERMAN OR PLASTIC WASTE WHICH WAS NEW…...

THIS MORNING, WATCH 3 SAW A SUNRISE, RAINBOW, DOLPHIN AND WHALE! WE ARE SET TO ARRIVE IN THE AZORES IN JUST THREE DAYS AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORE HORTA, ADDING OUR MURAL TO THE QUAY, AND VISITING THE WHALING MUSEUM. SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF YOU WHO STILL READ…...

YESTERDAY WE SAW DOLPHINS DANCING ALONG THE BOW! AND TODAY’S SUNRISE WAS BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. IT PEAKED FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS SO YOU COULD LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE PERFECTLY DEFINED CIRCLE. WINDS HAVE BEEN STEADY FOR THE PAST 24-HOURS AND WE’RE ON A DIRECT COURSE TO HORTA WITH AN ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL…...

THIS IS WATCH 3’S FIRST 6-8 WATCH. WE ACTUALLY STOOD AN EXTRA HOUR THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE TIME CHANGE AND TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE REST TO OUR SHIPMATES. WE GOT A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE AS REWARD, WITH NIC ON HELM AND TILL TAKING A NAP AFT OF THE CHARTHOUSE.…...

WE ARE NOW HEADED NORTHEAST AGAIN AND HAVE CAUGHT A LITTLE WIND, SO THE 00-04 WATCH SET SAIL. WITH THE SUN RISING EARLIER, WATCH 4 WENT UP INTO THE RIGGING TO ENJOY THEIR LAST SUNRISE. THAT BEING SAID THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST UPDATE FROM US AT WATCH 4.  …...