Today we headed to the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo where we learned about the exploration of the ocean in Cabo Verde and got a tour of their facility. Afterwards we…
Despite the name Cabo Verde, this place ainât very green. However, the waters are very blue so who cares. We started the day by going off on shore leave. All…
A busy day on board the Alex II as we begin preparations for our final port before the Atlantic Crossing. The day started with a rather shambolic colours meeting, with…
Yesterday was marked by the tragic disappearance of Kraig, our resident elf. We had welcomed him onboard on the occasion of Saint Nicholas Day but, three days before the festivities,…
Today, Christmas is in full swing aboard the Alex-II! Floaties are doing everything they can to get into the Christmas spirit. The wrapping on advent calendars have been torn off,…
Itâs December! Christmas time has finally descended upon us! Itâs time to pull out the music, movies, elf on the shelf and everyoneâs favorite game: Secret Santa! As you…
Although I (Naomi) spent the day on backshaft, the six watches were very busy! Watch 1 set the Oberbesan and Watch 3 inspected the rigging. We also set a new…
After a normal start to our day (wake-ups at 7 am), we had to say good-bye to our parents. Around 10 am, we departed from our docking position from Tenerife.…
On November 27th, the floaties wrapped up their final day of our first parent port. We began with a great morning of family sail training organized by several of our…
