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Good morning everyone, yesterday all floaties were set free into Morocco to spend their day exploring. Students had no class and were first tasked with backschafte and the usual chores that are done every day. A port presentation was held in the morning, Raf and Rob told everyone about Morocco,…...

Good morning everyone, another day of classes and we are scheduled to arrive in Agadir, Morocco, tonight by 6pm. The weather is getting warmer and we are all about to go somewhere that is very different in culture from us. Everyone is excited to get off the ship and explore…...

Good morning! Everyone aboard was very excited today as we are getting very close to Agadir. The passage from Lisbon to Agadir has been substantially calmer than the passage from Bremerhaven to Lisbon. This has allowed for more activities to be happening daily. Today we spent multiple hours preforming man overboard maneuvers.…...

Good morning everyone! We enjoyed our first full day in Lisbon. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous and everyone is full of energy and excited to be at our first destination since getting on the ship. Students did everything from walking around town, indulging in delicious seafood, visiting the Fado…...

We’re in Portugal! We finally arrived in Portugal at around 9h00. The schedule of the day was different from usual: We had 40 minutes classes in the morning. Then, we had a deep ship clean followed by a presentation of Portugal by David and Raf. At 17h00 we left the…...

We woke up this morning to the sight of Lisbon on portside! The weather is very sunny and relatively warm. Yesterday afternoon, a pod of around 15 dolphins swam beside the bowsprit. We are all very excited to finally go to port after 16 days at sea! Daily Update Time:…...

Yesterday we had sails up for a couple of hours as we approached the coast of Portugal. As well, we’ve been greeted by multiple pods of dolphins throughout our journey. Everyone has had lots of fun sliding back and forth from the rocking of waves and rough weather. We’re looking…...

Today our dear floaties finally crossed Biscay Bay on their way to Lisbon. A calm sea state and a great climate in the coast of Spain let the floaties enjoy a beautiful sunset. The wind wasn’t collaborating with the Alex II, which led us to start the engine in order…...