Change of crew, soltitude, dengue fever anxiousness, mast climbing, surprise New Years Party, volcano climbing, drone hunting, snorkeling, farewells and welcomes.
Christmas eve was celebrated the traditional norwegian way with lamb ribs, chocolate pudding, cookies and gifts. We even joined with the other half of the family on Skype! My wonderful improvised christmas tree is pictured below. On Christmas Day we joined Strangetrader's wonderful BBQ party. (They're Aussies.) Then I was left for soltitude and shortly after I got a fever. The next days was panicly spent googling Dengue Fever and studying Aedes mosquitoes in detail. I had to decline Gavroche's New Year Beach Party invite (I'm so sorry!) and was prepared to celebrate New Years with Paracetamol and Wikipedia.
I joined a New Years party on Skype when it was mid-day over here. Then, ten to midnight I decided to climb the mast to get a better view of the fireworks, and luckily my new neighbors felt bad for me and invited me over. They turned out to be a crazy Austrian family (also from the Odyssey!) in the boat Cure the Blues. The first day of 2015 was spent in a too small car heading for Mount Pelé - the volcano. We had a sight range of approximately ten meters, but it was a wonderful though rainy climb and we're not entirely sure if we made it to the top or not. I might also have been the first person to ever climb the mountain in beach clothes. (A crazy Austrian family would of course be prepared for a real mountain hike.) Sunset was enjoyed at a wonderful beach with the family's drone and a million local kids in euphoria.
A few days ago my brother and big sis arrived from an exhausting and utterly exciting travel from Norway, unintentionally island hopping before they arrived at the marina. Now we're getting the boat ship shaped, heading for anchor as soon as possible! Our plan is to go to St. Pierre and from there head north to Dominica, The Saintes, Guadelope and so on. Give us an email if you're close by at ester.storkson@gmail.com!
I'll keep you updated with the sat phone when we're not at shore, and in the meantime I wish you all a happy new year!
Lots of love.
Ellie out.
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(Used a compact camera)
Cramped car adventure
Improvised christmas tree
The christmas meal
"Christmas soda"
Christmas eve family skype
Ingrid making fabulous dinner
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