It's raining fish, day 15.
We've literally gotten fish every day even though the weather has been too bad for fishing. Just this evening a flying fish jumped into the cockpit right beside me! Maybe not the worst experience, but adding that the window to my bed was wide open, centimeters from the fish, it was a real near death experience.
Flying fish are rather small, but their wings are as long as their bodies and they can actually fly several meters before they go under the sea (or onto our boat). Pretty sweet, but eventually pretty annoying as well.
Weather has changed from rough to pleasant, and we're now flying the parasailor really superfast!
Today we also broke a "squall" record, having "squalls" going on for three hours straight. (What we believe to be "squalls" is the mini rain storms lasting about 20 minutes each. Nobody told us they were that common. :( )
Tomorrow morning I'm ready for cheap German chocolate! Happy December!
Ellie out.
Nov 30, 2014
Nov 29, 2014
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A change of times, day 14.
Tiday we decided to cross two of the four timezones in the Atlantic, meaning my night shifts will be a little later in the night. It's probably not the best time to blog, but it'll have to do.
This evening we celebrated definitely being halfway with dad's famous pasta carbonara! In addition, we have a lot of feasts coming up, starting tomorrow with the first Sunday of advent(?)! Then, of course, December starts with the every day chocolate calendar party. Can't wait!
Right now I'm lying in bed, super warm, imagining December coming up back home. Here it's still July, and as some kind of a proof, the instrument measuring sea temperature is our of order. The numbers stopped going at 35°, probably not prepared for this lava sea.
Now it's time to drift off into a world of dreams (easily mistaken as blue water sailing).
Happy feasting!
Ellie out.
Tiday we decided to cross two of the four timezones in the Atlantic, meaning my night shifts will be a little later in the night. It's probably not the best time to blog, but it'll have to do.
This evening we celebrated definitely being halfway with dad's famous pasta carbonara! In addition, we have a lot of feasts coming up, starting tomorrow with the first Sunday of advent(?)! Then, of course, December starts with the every day chocolate calendar party. Can't wait!
Right now I'm lying in bed, super warm, imagining December coming up back home. Here it's still July, and as some kind of a proof, the instrument measuring sea temperature is our of order. The numbers stopped going at 35°, probably not prepared for this lava sea.
Now it's time to drift off into a world of dreams (easily mistaken as blue water sailing).
Happy feasting!
Ellie out.
Nov 28, 2014
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The mid-way bucket shower, day 13.
By now you've probably figured out that life on our crossing is slow with no particular events. This enables me (us?) to regard minor happenings as interesting and important and therefore surely something to blog vividly about. Count this as an apology if I bore you from now on.
Anyway, today we moved the spree boom from one side to the other, focusing all our power to get to the welcome party on Martinique. This involves hourly calculations, a large chart with the movements of our competitors in it, and absolutely no work on the sails. I mean, we're just cruisers, after all.
Other than that, I snapped my second UNESCO bird, finished the Murakami book and had a photoshoot with my brother taking a bucket shower in the back of the boat. It may sound brutal, but with water close to body temperature and a few desiliters of fresh water to finish, I imagine it must've been amazing.
(Given the conditions.)
Ellie out.
By now you've probably figured out that life on our crossing is slow with no particular events. This enables me (us?) to regard minor happenings as interesting and important and therefore surely something to blog vividly about. Count this as an apology if I bore you from now on.
Anyway, today we moved the spree boom from one side to the other, focusing all our power to get to the welcome party on Martinique. This involves hourly calculations, a large chart with the movements of our competitors in it, and absolutely no work on the sails. I mean, we're just cruisers, after all.
Other than that, I snapped my second UNESCO bird, finished the Murakami book and had a photoshoot with my brother taking a bucket shower in the back of the boat. It may sound brutal, but with water close to body temperature and a few desiliters of fresh water to finish, I imagine it must've been amazing.
(Given the conditions.)
Ellie out.
Nov 27, 2014
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Nothing in particular, day 12.
A full 24 hours with no particular events. And yet I feel pretty busy, like there is just about the right amount of time available.
I would be lying to say that nothing have happened, though. We jibbed, meaning we're now heading directly at Martinique. Also, the moon is back, giving the night shifts some life - having something to stare at.
The big happening of the day (except for jack-ass breakfast and warm dinner) is when dad checks the mail on the SSB radio. Coordinates of all the boats is drawn on a notepad, as if we're making plans on how to win the race (not that there's anything in particular we can do against those large catamarans), and reading mails from family and friends brightens up the day. (Sorry for no reply, Nat!)
Im slowly closing up on the third book and find reading the perfect time investment while at sea. There's plenty of time to get absorbed, and plenty to reflect.
Ellie out.
A full 24 hours with no particular events. And yet I feel pretty busy, like there is just about the right amount of time available.
I would be lying to say that nothing have happened, though. We jibbed, meaning we're now heading directly at Martinique. Also, the moon is back, giving the night shifts some life - having something to stare at.
The big happening of the day (except for jack-ass breakfast and warm dinner) is when dad checks the mail on the SSB radio. Coordinates of all the boats is drawn on a notepad, as if we're making plans on how to win the race (not that there's anything in particular we can do against those large catamarans), and reading mails from family and friends brightens up the day. (Sorry for no reply, Nat!)
Im slowly closing up on the third book and find reading the perfect time investment while at sea. There's plenty of time to get absorbed, and plenty to reflect.
Ellie out.
Nov 26, 2014
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Nighttime poetry #2, Day 11.
The sea is endless. It takes some time to realize that. It goes on forever. The roller-coaster can not be paused.
Some people believe that sailing on open seas must be the most wonderful, tranquil experience. The best place to be for relaxation. I used to be one of them. But after a while you realize the waves will never stop coming and there will never be a complete silence until you reach land. You're always on guard and you can never be sure that your house still floats when you wake up.
Still, you also get this calm over you. You realize how little time and space matters. You get used to the lifestyle and you're easily satisfied by mere thinking where you otherwise would've been completely and utterly bored. The sailor zen.
Always on guard. In a permanent zen. Nowhere, but everywhere. In Norway, but also the Caribbean - there are no borders. Everything is just floating.
Sorry for no poem.
Just kidding.
Ellie out.
The sea is endless. It takes some time to realize that. It goes on forever. The roller-coaster can not be paused.
Some people believe that sailing on open seas must be the most wonderful, tranquil experience. The best place to be for relaxation. I used to be one of them. But after a while you realize the waves will never stop coming and there will never be a complete silence until you reach land. You're always on guard and you can never be sure that your house still floats when you wake up.
Still, you also get this calm over you. You realize how little time and space matters. You get used to the lifestyle and you're easily satisfied by mere thinking where you otherwise would've been completely and utterly bored. The sailor zen.
Always on guard. In a permanent zen. Nowhere, but everywhere. In Norway, but also the Caribbean - there are no borders. Everything is just floating.
Sorry for no poem.
Just kidding.
Ellie out.
Nov 25, 2014
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Celebration day, 10!
Oh boy, what a day. Where to begin? First of all, we're celebrating the tenth day at sea, which I already find kind of overwhelming. Then we also passed the line of having less than 2000nm left (3704km)!
In addition to that, we reached 20°north, which means we can go straight west with the trade winds from behind!
And, if this wasn't enough, all the other celebration reasons seemed to pop up, one after one: sail technique success (spree boom), unintentional fishing, first bird photo for UNESCO and first Atlantic dolphin show!
So how did we manage to party this hard?
My dad made a solid beef meal with the most glorious smell I've ever encountered. Potatoes, fresh vegetables and real meat - no cans involved! After a little sail rescue fun we finished the meal with exquisite chocolate (as always).
(For interested sailors: our front sail completely loosened from its bo
Oh boy, what a day. Where to begin? First of all, we're celebrating the tenth day at sea, which I already find kind of overwhelming. Then we also passed the line of having less than 2000nm left (3704km)!
In addition to that, we reached 20°north, which means we can go straight west with the trade winds from behind!
And, if this wasn't enough, all the other celebration reasons seemed to pop up, one after one: sail technique success (spree boom), unintentional fishing, first bird photo for UNESCO and first Atlantic dolphin show!
So how did we manage to party this hard?
My dad made a solid beef meal with the most glorious smell I've ever encountered. Potatoes, fresh vegetables and real meat - no cans involved! After a little sail rescue fun we finished the meal with exquisite chocolate (as always).
(For interested sailors: our front sail completely loosened from its bo
Nov 24, 2014
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Never thought I'd hate low pressures, day 9.
Okay, so every day since I started talking about winds and waves, we've been going through these mini storms. We're not sure whether it's squalls, low pressures or actual mini storms, but either way they're super annoying and a little terrifying. In less than a minute the winds go from "I wish we had a bigger sail, we're totally gonna be the last boat" to "oh my god what is that sound, is this dangerous, roll in the sailsWAIT A MINUTE LOOK HOW FAST WE GO". So then this goes on for around 10 minutes, usually with rain, and then all is back to normal.
We got pretty used to this by now, but this time the "back to normal wind" spiraled around from all directions, throwing the sail back and forth. Are we in the eye of a low pressure? I don't know, but we're motoring our way out of it the best we can.
Nothing to worry about though, we're doing very fine.
Please stop those low pressures though.
Ellie out.
Okay, so every day since I started talking about winds and waves, we've been going through these mini storms. We're not sure whether it's squalls, low pressures or actual mini storms, but either way they're super annoying and a little terrifying. In less than a minute the winds go from "I wish we had a bigger sail, we're totally gonna be the last boat" to "oh my god what is that sound, is this dangerous, roll in the sailsWAIT A MINUTE LOOK HOW FAST WE GO". So then this goes on for around 10 minutes, usually with rain, and then all is back to normal.
We got pretty used to this by now, but this time the "back to normal wind" spiraled around from all directions, throwing the sail back and forth. Are we in the eye of a low pressure? I don't know, but we're motoring our way out of it the best we can.
Nothing to worry about though, we're doing very fine.
Please stop those low pressures though.
Ellie out.
Nov 23, 2014
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Time flies, day 8.
"Sleep tight, brother."
"It's not like I have a choice."
It's hard to believe that we already spent a week at sea. And maybe even harder to imagine the coming weeks. Today I told my brother about how much I wanted a shower, steady ground and to actually be able to go to bed when you're tired. "Imagine how that feeling will develop adding three more weeks." Oh, boy.
Yesterday night the winds came back, but this time from behind, which is much more enjoyable. I shortened the sails on my own (girls can also sail!) and now I'm sitting here again, watching out for boats in this haystack. We're back onto rolling again, but Jimmy Cornell promised all will be fine as soon as we get south. He better be right...
There isn't really much else to report. Within my line of sight there's usually just a bunch of water, two old sports and navigation systems steadily leading us west. In other words - I'm glad to have my books.
Ellie out.
"Sleep tight, brother."
"It's not like I have a choice."
It's hard to believe that we already spent a week at sea. And maybe even harder to imagine the coming weeks. Today I told my brother about how much I wanted a shower, steady ground and to actually be able to go to bed when you're tired. "Imagine how that feeling will develop adding three more weeks." Oh, boy.
Yesterday night the winds came back, but this time from behind, which is much more enjoyable. I shortened the sails on my own (girls can also sail!) and now I'm sitting here again, watching out for boats in this haystack. We're back onto rolling again, but Jimmy Cornell promised all will be fine as soon as we get south. He better be right...
There isn't really much else to report. Within my line of sight there's usually just a bunch of water, two old sports and navigation systems steadily leading us west. In other words - I'm glad to have my books.
Ellie out.
Nov 22, 2014
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Day 7.
Yesterday I woke up covered in sails, barely breathing. (Solved this problem btw. No more surprise hugs.)
Today I woke up to "flat" water (only 2 meter waves!), perfect winds and happy people. I spent the day reading and sun bathing in the shadow (It's way too hot. Now, at night, the sea still has 33° Celsius.), and dad even made real food! No cans involved!
In addition to that, I'm finishing up a wonderful book, the stars are lovely as always, and it looks like we'll get to the Caribbean before the welcome party! Can life get any better?
What do you talk about when you spend so much time together with your dad and brother? Today we discussed the geography of ice cream. In our family we have an extraordinary talent in eating ice cream, and thus we have a clear view on the geography of it. My favourite part is the lower corner-corner, but only if given within 15 minutes or so. No
Yesterday I woke up covered in sails, barely breathing. (Solved this problem btw. No more surprise hugs.)
Today I woke up to "flat" water (only 2 meter waves!), perfect winds and happy people. I spent the day reading and sun bathing in the shadow (It's way too hot. Now, at night, the sea still has 33° Celsius.), and dad even made real food! No cans involved!
In addition to that, I'm finishing up a wonderful book, the stars are lovely as always, and it looks like we'll get to the Caribbean before the welcome party! Can life get any better?
What do you talk about when you spend so much time together with your dad and brother? Today we discussed the geography of ice cream. In our family we have an extraordinary talent in eating ice cream, and thus we have a clear view on the geography of it. My favourite part is the lower corner-corner, but only if given within 15 minutes or so. No
Nov 21, 2014
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When does this roller-coaster end, day 6.
While the good weather was postponed to (hopefully) tomorrow, we spent the day trying to eat and sleep and smile, all of which was hard at times. But as the true Vikings we are, there are of course no problems and we're probably gonna brag about this later anyway.
I'm supposed to photograph birds for a UNESCO project, but so far I have not succeeded in retrieving my camera bag from somewhere beneath the sails in my bed..."sånn går nu dagan'," as we would say back up on the north pole.
We've almost spent a week at sea, and my hair still looks pretty decent. We still have pizza in the fridge, it's still 30°celsius in the water and we're still successfully eating chocolate cereal for breakfast. What am I complaining about?
We expect wonderful sailing the next days, and maybe even some cool birds going on!
My biggest concern: will I be able to see T
While the good weather was postponed to (hopefully) tomorrow, we spent the day trying to eat and sleep and smile, all of which was hard at times. But as the true Vikings we are, there are of course no problems and we're probably gonna brag about this later anyway.
I'm supposed to photograph birds for a UNESCO project, but so far I have not succeeded in retrieving my camera bag from somewhere beneath the sails in my bed..."sånn går nu dagan'," as we would say back up on the north pole.
We've almost spent a week at sea, and my hair still looks pretty decent. We still have pizza in the fridge, it's still 30°celsius in the water and we're still successfully eating chocolate cereal for breakfast. What am I complaining about?
We expect wonderful sailing the next days, and maybe even some cool birds going on!
My biggest concern: will I be able to see T
Nov 20, 2014
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Exhaustion, Day 5.
The sea is intense.
We've had near gale/gale for around 12 hours straight (on the nose, of course), and we're all out of sleep and appetite. I'm not sure if I've been on seas this intense before, but certainly not without an escape plan. The boat rises and falls, meters up and meters down, slamming, shaking, losing all speed...I'm glad we have a robust boat. We're finishing through our second low pressure, and forecasts promise a better tomorrow.
Everything is fine, though, no worries, mum!
It's strange to feel so used up, not having any way of taking a break or a nap or even go to the restroom without falling. I can no longer imagine the feeling of sitting by a table, drinking tea in silence. Nothing moving, no boats to worry about, escapes everywhere. What does it feel like to not work on your balance?
Anyway, we're thrilled to hear that our local soccer team won the last match!
Enjoying what we can, haha.
Ellie out.
The sea is intense.
We've had near gale/gale for around 12 hours straight (on the nose, of course), and we're all out of sleep and appetite. I'm not sure if I've been on seas this intense before, but certainly not without an escape plan. The boat rises and falls, meters up and meters down, slamming, shaking, losing all speed...I'm glad we have a robust boat. We're finishing through our second low pressure, and forecasts promise a better tomorrow.
Everything is fine, though, no worries, mum!
It's strange to feel so used up, not having any way of taking a break or a nap or even go to the restroom without falling. I can no longer imagine the feeling of sitting by a table, drinking tea in silence. Nothing moving, no boats to worry about, escapes everywhere. What does it feel like to not work on your balance?
Anyway, we're thrilled to hear that our local soccer team won the last match!
Enjoying what we can, haha.
Ellie out.
Nov 19, 2014
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Bumpy road, day 4.
So the last few days we had very uncool winds. Straight on the nose, forcing us to either head for Mauritania or Greenland, not really getting anywhere. This morning we got to meet the sinner in person, going through an intense low pressure with thunder, rain and lots of wind. I've never in my life heard such an extreme sound of thunder, the ocean really makes things different.
Against all odds, though, my bed is still intact, and so is the crew and the cereal bowls.
We're happy to be through the worst, sailing in good speed in a favorable direction, and hopes are again high for getting to Martinique before Christmas! Telling from what I heard over the SSB-radio, most of the boats are ahead of us and still have rather strange weather... wish us luck.
Nevertheless, tradewinds are hopefully coming up for the weekend, and we still haven't run out of chocolate. In other words, life is good.
Ellie out.
So the last few days we had very uncool winds. Straight on the nose, forcing us to either head for Mauritania or Greenland, not really getting anywhere. This morning we got to meet the sinner in person, going through an intense low pressure with thunder, rain and lots of wind. I've never in my life heard such an extreme sound of thunder, the ocean really makes things different.
Against all odds, though, my bed is still intact, and so is the crew and the cereal bowls.
We're happy to be through the worst, sailing in good speed in a favorable direction, and hopes are again high for getting to Martinique before Christmas! Telling from what I heard over the SSB-radio, most of the boats are ahead of us and still have rather strange weather... wish us luck.
Nevertheless, tradewinds are hopefully coming up for the weekend, and we still haven't run out of chocolate. In other words, life is good.
Ellie out.
Nov 18, 2014
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So you know that feeling when you spend a night stargazing and you feel connected to the whole universe? Maybe you're on a festival or a trip in the wild, you always feel this magic distance from your daily life.
But what if this became your daily life? What if your daily nod of friendship and recognition was directed to Casiopeia rather than your neighbors and co-workers?
So you know how people tell you that if you live a simple life you can enjoy every part of it? "Enjoy the small things in life," they say.
But what if your life became simple? What if the most cheerful part of the day was getting a warm meal and you spent all your thoughts on how much you would like to see your friends again?
So you know how people tell you to quit your every day life and follow your dreams?
But what if you did?
You can find this and many other works in my collection "nighttime poetry", available in 3-4 weeks.
Just kidding.
Orion says goodnight.
Ellie out.
But what if this became your daily life? What if your daily nod of friendship and recognition was directed to Casiopeia rather than your neighbors and co-workers?
So you know how people tell you that if you live a simple life you can enjoy every part of it? "Enjoy the small things in life," they say.
But what if your life became simple? What if the most cheerful part of the day was getting a warm meal and you spent all your thoughts on how much you would like to see your friends again?
So you know how people tell you to quit your every day life and follow your dreams?
But what if you did?
You can find this and many other works in my collection "nighttime poetry", available in 3-4 weeks.
Just kidding.
Orion says goodnight.
Ellie out.
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Chocolate Castle, day 3.
Today's morning shift started with some jack-ass activity: cereal with milk, boat leaning between 10 and 20 degrees. The success was of course celebrated with exquisite chocolate.
The only floating vessels I've seen today has been a net of volley balls and an empty can of spray paint. Radio activity implies that our friends are further north. I'm not sure whether that is smart of them or us, but I don't think we'll know until three weeks has passed. (You guys can probably follow the race on the tracking map, though.)
Other than that, there's not much to tell. All is well, the weather is beautiful (except for annoying headwinds), and we're slowly heading for the Tradewinds at 20° North. If any of you with our offshore email address would send us an update from the tracking map and our "opponents", that would be great fun! (coordinates, not pictures)
I'll get back
Today's morning shift started with some jack-ass activity: cereal with milk, boat leaning between 10 and 20 degrees. The success was of course celebrated with exquisite chocolate.
The only floating vessels I've seen today has been a net of volley balls and an empty can of spray paint. Radio activity implies that our friends are further north. I'm not sure whether that is smart of them or us, but I don't think we'll know until three weeks has passed. (You guys can probably follow the race on the tracking map, though.)
Other than that, there's not much to tell. All is well, the weather is beautiful (except for annoying headwinds), and we're slowly heading for the Tradewinds at 20° North. If any of you with our offshore email address would send us an update from the tracking map and our "opponents", that would be great fun! (coordinates, not pictures)
I'll get back
Nov 17, 2014
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Transatlantic, day 2.
Accompanied by Haruki Murakami in my hands and Beardfish in my ears I'm now ready for another night shift. A few boats are still visible, but peculiar winds has spread us out in all directions.
As soon as my dad goes to sleep I'll get myself some chocolate and enjoy yet another magical night, "alone" at sea.
To think that Christmas is coming up back home while the water temperature here is around 30°celsius is strange, and gives me a sense of longing. Who would ever long for cold, dark winters?
Only a true norseman, I guess.
The ocean is calm and welcoming and I believe we'll have a safe crossing.
After dinner today we realized our food stock will reach not only for 3-4 weeks, but presumably 3-4 months...well, better be safe than sorry? Luckily, this also goes for the chocolate stock, which reminds me it's time to gather some mint delicacies...
What's better than
Accompanied by Haruki Murakami in my hands and Beardfish in my ears I'm now ready for another night shift. A few boats are still visible, but peculiar winds has spread us out in all directions.
As soon as my dad goes to sleep I'll get myself some chocolate and enjoy yet another magical night, "alone" at sea.
To think that Christmas is coming up back home while the water temperature here is around 30°celsius is strange, and gives me a sense of longing. Who would ever long for cold, dark winters?
Only a true norseman, I guess.
The ocean is calm and welcoming and I believe we'll have a safe crossing.
After dinner today we realized our food stock will reach not only for 3-4 weeks, but presumably 3-4 months...well, better be safe than sorry? Luckily, this also goes for the chocolate stock, which reminds me it's time to gather some mint delicacies...
What's better than
Nov 16, 2014
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We are now officially crossing The Atlantic Ocean!
The start of the rally was strangely similar to the national day - crowded, noisy, hugs on every corner, horns blowing and euphoric shouting. Yesterday we had an amazing farewell party with fireworks marking the start of something big.
We sailed across the starting line right on time and I'm proud to say that we were with the lead the first few minutes! Now the story is different, but there are still a few weeks before anything is settled, haha. You can see where the racing boats are on the tracking map.
The last week has been absolutely amazing. You can't imagine how many wonderful people that are involved in this rally, nor how much happiness and love we've shared on seminars, adventures and late evenings. We're all in this big happy family hoping to meet again in Martinique to celebrate Christmas. With all this in mind, here's a message to our competitors: fair winds, and eat my dust!
The start of the rally was strangely similar to the national day - crowded, noisy, hugs on every corner, horns blowing and euphoric shouting. Yesterday we had an amazing farewell party with fireworks marking the start of something big.
We sailed across the starting line right on time and I'm proud to say that we were with the lead the first few minutes! Now the story is different, but there are still a few weeks before anything is settled, haha. You can see where the racing boats are on the tracking map.
The last week has been absolutely amazing. You can't imagine how many wonderful people that are involved in this rally, nor how much happiness and love we've shared on seminars, adventures and late evenings. We're all in this big happy family hoping to meet again in Martinique to celebrate Christmas. With all this in mind, here's a message to our competitors: fair winds, and eat my dust!
Nov 14, 2014
Camel rides in Lanzarote!
The last days has been fantastic. We catched up with the other sailors (and the office guys) and have been going to amazing seminars, parties and adventures.
Yesterday I spent adventuring with Rick and Connor, driving around the island. The pictures will tell you the rest. Right now there’s a lot to prepare for the crossing, my brother just arrived and I have already promised to be several places at the same time…not time for blogging, in other words.
We will depart at sunday, and from then on I’ll only be able to blog from the satellite phone, and I can’t keep you guys updated on Facebook… (I promise to blog every day, though!)
You can see exactly where we are on the tracking page of Atlantic Odyssey, linked on the top of this blog somewhere.
If any of you need to be able to contact us while we’re at sea, please send me an email within tomorrow and I’ll give you the details!
I can’t wait to get started!!
Ellie out.
The house of José Saramago
Coffee with José Saramago
Playa Blanca
Nov 11, 2014
Markets in Marrakech
With a week full of seminars, fantastic people and crossing preparations I don't really have time to blog. Here are some pictures from Marrakech - note that people refused to be photographed, so in order to not disturb I had to be quick and careful...sorry for the unsharp photos etc.
Enjoy!
Ellie out.
Ellie out.
Nov 8, 2014
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One of the most wonderful days at sea is fading into darkness and everything is at peace. Perfect winds, dolphin parties, warm bread from the oven, good books and music and a marvellous sunset, spent on deck working with the sails.
This is the life.
I send warm thoughts to all my dear friends, you wouldn't imagine how many hours I spend thinking about you.
Living isolated like this gives you the ability to see what is really important in life. What do you miss when you see nothing but water and converse with no one but yourself?
Detaching yourself from everyday life is indeed wonderful.
These words will probably grow when we spend more than four days out here, haha...I'll keep you updated. For now I'm looking forward to a festive stay at Lanzarote. Pizza in the oven, I'm getting ready for yet another thoughtful night shift.
Spread the love, do what you like and breathe deeply.
Lots of love from the ocean.
Ellie out.
This is the life.
I send warm thoughts to all my dear friends, you wouldn't imagine how many hours I spend thinking about you.
Living isolated like this gives you the ability to see what is really important in life. What do you miss when you see nothing but water and converse with no one but yourself?
Detaching yourself from everyday life is indeed wonderful.
These words will probably grow when we spend more than four days out here, haha...I'll keep you updated. For now I'm looking forward to a festive stay at Lanzarote. Pizza in the oven, I'm getting ready for yet another thoughtful night shift.
Spread the love, do what you like and breathe deeply.
Lots of love from the ocean.
Ellie out.
Nov 5, 2014
Tourist in Agadir
Boat to the right can not possible be safe.
"Tajine", traditional moroccan food. Here accompanied by arabian coke!
The traditional min tea, served from half a meter above the glass. Very typical moroccan, and fantastic in taste!
After walking around for a while we realized we never really were in the real city. Oops. I apologize for lack of real tourist pictures etc, I'll come back stronger from Marrakech!
Ellie out.
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