Paramaribo – the capital of Suriname
After a few days in the jungle on the Maroni river (I will share more about the stay later, as
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French Guiana’s Isles du Salut penal colony
We originally had a plan to go straight from Fernando de Noronha to Trinidad/Tobago, and skip the South American mainland
Crossing the equator to the Northern hemisphere
The passage from Fernando de Noronha to French Guiana was our longest so far, 1,300 nm in distance. It took
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Fernando de Noronha – Xmas celebration in posh national park
Fernando de Noronha is located just 200nm off the Brazilian coast, and is an archipelago consisting of a total of
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Ascension Island – diverse and peculiar
At 7 degrees South, right in between Western Africa and Brazil, lies Ascension Island. It is a UK territory, and
Passage: Walvis Bay – St. Helena island
St. Helena island is truly a natural phenomenon. After nine days of sailing 1,200 nautical miles in areas with 5.000
Anchoring in Walvis Bay
So, this could have been another trip report, but we have really been quite locally stationed here in the harbor
Passage: Lüderitz – Hottentot Bay – Walvis Bay
Lüderitz has treated us very well, but after a week, we feel the urge to travel north and hopefully find
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Lüderitz and the Namibian desert
Our first day in Lüderitz was spent mainly doing check-in stuff – Health Authorities, Immigration, Customs and Port control. They