ШотландияThe Ord60°6’32” N 1°7’3” W
17 апреля 2023 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Today I was on board the Swan, getting a taste of sailing. The Swan is a sailing ship built in Lerwick as a herring drifter and more recently fully restored as a sail train vessel.
At 9am we set offЧитать далее
ШотландияNorth Ness60°9’28” N 1°8’59” W
27 июня 2023 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Last month I found out that I was successful in being offered a place on the Norwegian Ship, Statsraad Lehmkuhl in the Tall Ships!! I'm going on the Cruise in Company leg, from Fredrikstad in NorwayЧитать далее
ШотландияCro of Ham60°7’56” N 1°7’51” W
16 июля 2023 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The journey has begun!
We left Lerwick on the Hrossey at 7pm.
If this were a movie I'd play Willie Hunter's tune.
I met with the rest of the Shetlanders sailing on the Statsraad Lehmkuhl. I'm nervousЧитать далее
ШотландияAberdeen Airport57°11’60” N 2°12’9” W
17 июля 2023 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
About to Fly out to Norway this morning.
First to Stavanger and then to Oslo. Flying with SAS all the way!
НорвегияStavanger Airport, Sola58°52’55” N 5°37’44” E
17 июля 2023 г., Норвегия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
After only 48 minutes in the air we touched down in Norway at Stavanger Airport.
We reached the international arrivals terminal by bus and had our passports stamped. As we were catching a connectingЧитать далее
НорвегияGørstadtjernet60°22’28” N 11°11’2” E
17 июля 2023 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We flew on an SAS A320 to Oslo. I sat in the last row. The flight was short, but because we were so far back. There was little time to drink the complementary cup of tea.
However the views from theЧитать далее
НорвегияGlåma59°12’17” N 10°57’9” E
17 июля 2023 г., Норвегия ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
We rocked up here after a short but scenic bus ride from Oslo Airport. We encounted a few tunnels on the way.
The majority of sail trainees left the bus on the west side of the river before we wereЧитать далее
НорвегияGlåma59°12’17” N 10°57’9” E
18 июля 2023 г., Норвегия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today was our first full day spent on board the Statsraad Lehmkuhl. We began the day with breakfast at 7:30. By mid morning we had fully mustered on deck, in rows by our hammock numbers. This wasЧитать далее
НорвегияLøytnantbukta59°10’5” N 10°57’25” E
18 июля 2023 г., Норвегия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Statsraad lehmkuhl was the first of the Tall Ships to leave Fredrikstad. At first we were towed down river backwards with the help of a tug before being turned around. We continued down river underЧитать далее
North Sea57°55’42” N 6°37’6” E
19 июля 2023 г., North Sea ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Last night we all mustered on board at midnight. We learned how to hold fast ropes on the pin rails. In the second hour I was on helm watch with John from Bergen.
I slept until 11:30 am, where lunchЧитать далее
