Logbuch

Yesterday was the second day of the parent port. The marine biology students left in all haste in the morning, skipping breakfast to get to a rocky beach in time of low tide to complete their intertidal assignment, but all were on deck before 10 when the parent-teacher conference started.…...

Yesterday  we woke up with excitement brewing in the air as the thought of seeing our parents after a long time away settled in our minds. The day began with the usual ritual of early 7:30 am breakfast with backshaft powering through. Then, at 8 am we made our way…...

Yesterday, we got lots of practice with tacking and jibing manoeuvres. The first jibing manoeuvre was done with the idle watch. This manoeuvre was successful, with the stern of the ship turning through the wind beautifully. Later, we attempted our first ever tacking manoeuvre. This was less successful, but practice makes perfect! Then we seized the opportunity to practice another jibe, which went smoothly. On the horizon…...

Good morning! Everyone is sick. Okay not everyone, but on our first day back to classes after Morocco we are all getting our sea legs (and stomach) back and getting back into the swaying of the Alexander von Humboldt II. A bug is going around to, so backshift was a…...

Yesterday we met the new crew for this voyage! We did sail training at port, and completed a deep ship clean. We also practiced a general alarm maneuver. We set sail at 1800 heading to our next port of Tenerife! ~Serafina   Date: November 21, 2022 Time: 0800 Latitude: 29…...

On Saturday November 19th 2022, students and faculty traveled by bus from Taliouine to Agadir.  In the morning students swam in the pool, hiked, and went on a walking tour to see agricultural sites and a blacksmith. We stood in a riverbed that was entirely dried out and were told…...

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.…...

Saturday started with a pod of dolphins putting on a show against the rising sun. A spectacular start to a wonderful day. Everyone’s eyes lit up as they took in the flat seas, and the sunshine as they came up on deck to colours. Choruses of “it’s soooooooo niiiiiice” and…...