By Gaike(
) Hello all!
Here I am again, another new blog! Usually there is at least a few weeks in between, but sometimes it goes like this, I made a note and suddenly there was this whole story.
Because of the beautiful weather last Thursday evening, we sailed to the lake De Grote… : 16 : 6
By Gaike(
) It made the Netherlands the warmest place in Europe this week. Even warmer than other countries such as France and Spain on the Mediterranean Sea where the Dutch normally go on holiday for the sun.
Perhaps a bit too beautiful for some people, but the nice thing about a "… : 22 : 5
By Gaike(
) Here we are again! I concluded the previous blog with “in the meantime we are waiting for stable sunny and dry weather….” Well, that has gotten a whole lot better as of this writing than last week! The months of April and May are usually all about sanding, priming and painting,… : 14 : 5
By Gaike(
) The people who follow my life on board know that besides my husband there is another man in my life, namely Harry. Harry is our red meerkat, who I often include in the stories on board with us. I made a very small NFT edition of Harry and his Family & Friends. In order to… : 5 : 0
By Gaike(
) The DAF 575 bow thruster engine
Our bow thruster motor will be replaced next week. Our old one was a DAF 575 turbo 120 hp but often had starting problems and developed a lot of smoke, a lot of smoke. This type of DAF engine 575 was frequently released in the 1970s from trucks… : 6 : 1
By Gaike(
) The ship Mein Schiff 3
Today I will share some info and pictures of the ship, what is on board….How does things work?
Some photos were taken at night because it is nice and quiet for the photo. If you can't handle lavish luxury, stop here and scroll no further. Just a… : 10 : 2
By Gaike(
) Somewhere at sea near Funchal, we woke up to a huge noise 🙉 We have our cabin on the aft deck so both went out to have a look. A helicopter circled above the ship. There turned out to be another medical emergency, but since we are still at sea for 4 days, it was taken off board… : 11 : 6
By Gaike(
) Sta Cruz Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of Tenerife and the administrative center of the western Canary Islands. The city has a lot to offer culturally: the heart of the city beats at the Plaza de España. From there you can stroll down Calle Castillo, Santa Cruz… : 16 : 4
By Gaike(
) From Antigua to Tenerife, we are again 6 days at sea. No internet and still great weather, so a fantastic prospect. We leave 2 hours later than planned from Antigua to Tenerife, because we had to wait for the ambulance because a passenger had to go to a hospital.
At 21:30 is… : 17 : 7
By Gaike(
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One of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean, exuding Caribbean flair. Antigua is also known as "The Heart of the Caribbean" You can see the most beautiful part of the island through the "Fig Tree Drive" (Fig Tree Drive runs through a green area of… : 12 : 1
By Gaike(
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Tortola one of the British Virgin Islands belonging to the Lesser Antilles.
It is the largest of these islands in terms of area and in the northernmost part is the capital Road Town.
After a late New Year's Eve night we wake up on time. We decide not to turn around but to… : 14 : 5
By Gaike(
) I must admit this is my most personal story ever. And yet I share it on the internet. Why? Because so much is discussed on the internet, but there is still a taboo on uncertainty and people know too little about stomas, including myself a year ago. Simply because it is not… : 26 : 7
By Gaike(
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Today we sail to La Romana, the Dominican Republic.
As I write this in February Christmas is well behind us but this picture below is a picture taken from our cabin. The photo is just the Christmas atmosphere in our cabin, cozy I thought. Lightly brought from the Netherlands,… : 18 : 0
By Gaike(
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After some rumbling of the engines we woke up, had a look on our balcony…
What do I see? Where are we? It's still early, it's only half past six in the morning.. Oh yes, Aruba this time! I can already see a piece of land so I quickly grab my iPhone.
Nice to see but… : 10 : 0
By Gaike(
) So as I wrote in my previous blog, we are going on a field trip. We take a seat in a taxi van and drive from the cruise terminal to Porto Marie, but first stop at the salt pans of Jan Kok, because the flamingos can be seen there.
The gray/white group are the youngest, the pink-… : 16 : 1
By Gaike(
) Christmas Eve and 1e Christmas Day at sea
After a moment of rest of this day on Sint Maarten, it was Christmas Eve on board. We sailed away from Sint Maarten and everyone had dressed up for Christmas dinner, at 20:15 our table was reserved again in Atlantik. The housekeeping… : 23 : 2
By Gaike(
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The start of the day was special and restless. Special because we were again welcomed with a rainbow from my balcony, while visiting Sint Maarten.
But also restless….. we had taken into account to get up on time and be ready because, like everyone else, we were looking… : 15 : 3
By Gaike(
) This morning the Bossies were very early!
Early this morning around 6:30 I had to pee and I got the crazy idea to experience the sunrise. Now you will think that is not crazy, well it is for me. My bed is sacred and when I have such an idea it is never when I am lying in bed… : 23 : 6
By Gaike(
) We leave Las Palmas behind us and are sailing another 6 days to the Caribbean. Just like in Las Palmas, the Christmas atmosphere on board is in full swing, after all, we are a few days away from Christmas. There is a tradition at the Mein Schiff shipping company that at… : 18 : 10
By Gaike(
) First stop for us is at Las Palmas, the largest city and the capital of the island of Gran Canaria! The pilot always comes on board (this is also compulsory from an insurance point of view) when we enter a port. A pilot is a specialist with great knowledge of the local waterway… : 8 : 0
By Gaike(
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After my reflections on the overwhelming luxury on board, I enjoy everything that passes by today. And I am peering, with a glass of white wine, over the many turbulent waves near Morocco 🌊🇲🇦
We are not early risers, but this morning we woke up on time and because you can… : 15 : 4
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