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I want to write about Morocco, which is not that easy. We are now in Tenerife and so much has happened again that Morocco seems quite far away. In Agadir, we focussed on the theme of our trip for the first time and visited the Arganeraie biosphere reserve in southern Morocco. My brother told me [...]

In the last blog I promised to write about the "here and now", but today I'm not sure if I can manage that. In Kenya, the white people from Europe are called "Muzungus", which means "wanderers" in Swahili. It's actually a nice term and expresses a lot of the restlessness that I often feel too.

In this blog I will reflect on dependence and co-operation as well as the "here and now". We have now sailed 1,315 nautical miles (2,435 km) at an average of 6 knots (nautical miles per hour). We have mastered 6 nights of sailing. Martin fell ill on one sailing night and I sailed long shifts alone. I can remember

It's 07.30 and we're anchored in Essaouira. At least that's what I think, I can't see any of it. It's so foggy that we can't even see where our anchor chain goes into the water. There is absolutely nothing to see of other boats that must be moored here or even the harbour, the shore or the town.

Ahoy there, dear ones, good news first: Biosphera can now be found on Vesselfinder.com. Just go to vesselfindercom, enter the boat name and you will see our current position. We are shown under the French flag, which is because the French bank insisted on a French registration. The second piece of good news: we finally had conditions in

"El río, siempre lo río." - "The river, always the river." Quote by Sebastian Juan Abró (1932, from: Terres de l'Ebre) Without the moon in the night sky, travelling on the biosphera is a bit like riding a rollercoaster in the dark. It rocks, but you don't know how high the wave will make you jump. You can recognise ships in the

As a couple, it is very nice on the "biosphera", but sailing at night is also exhausting, as the shift changes are very short. We also want to exchange ideas, share our impressions and learn from others. We are therefore looking for our first fellow sailors from Gibraltar to the Canary Islands. (Later for the trip to the

After exhausting days from Cassis to the Ebro Delta, we needed a break. The night in the small town of Sitges was so rolly that we could actually have sailed through. Rolling means that the wave comes from a different direction than the wind and therefore the boat is constantly rocking. The trimaran doesn't rock in the same way as a

No peace and quiet! The night after 37 hours at sea was anything but restful. The waves raised and lowered the boat all night, which I actually quite like, but the noise that goes with it is exhausting and I couldn't find my earplugs. So the night was not restful, we had to

What a ride! After 37 hours we anchored off the town of Sitges between Barcelona and Terragona. In 2.5 metres of water with 23 knots of wind. But on sand and with plenty of space around us. What could be better? Especially as the new anchor is awesome. Just throw it in and it holds. Spectra from Australia, if anyone is interested