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  • TravelerMathi`s - Abenteuerreise 23/24
    Day 19

    St Helena - Namibia 2. Seetag

    January 8, 2024 in Saint Helena ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

    08.01.2024 2. Seetag

    Heute mehrheitlich ruhiger Seetag mit wechselnder Bewölkung und 22-25 Grad. Abends ansteigende Dünung.

    Haben heute Nachmittag eine Ölplattform auf einem Transportschiff überholt.

    Am Abend war ein spezielles mehrgängiges Diner für die Weltreisenden (230 Personen) mit anregender Unterhaltung mit der Kreuzfahrtdirektorin Nadine.

    Weitere Bilder vom Aufenthalt in St Helena    Read more

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  • TravelerMathi`s - Abenteuerreise 23/24
    Day 16

    St Helena 05.01.24

    January 5, 2024 in Saint Helena ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

    05. 01.2024 St. Helena

    Heute Mittag sind wir in St Helena bei strahlendem Wetter auf Reede gegangen. Nach 1 1/2 h technischen Problemen mit dem Anlanden im Miniaturhafen von St Helena unter Beizug der beiden Käpten und endlosen Diskussionen mit der lokalen Hafenbehörden, konnte endlich das Tendern losgehen.
    Mit viel Glück bin ich als letzter auf das 2. Tenderbot gekommen samt Trottinett. Mit diesem bin ich nach Jamestown gefahren.
    Das 1. was ich gesehen habe, war ein leeres Taxi. Fragte den Taxifahrer nach einer Möglichkeit ein Auto zu mieten - keine Chance die nächsten 1 1/2 Tage - diese Zeit seit Monaten ausgebucht.
    Er erklärte mir, dass 100 Meter von hier ein weißer Ford Transit warte und hinauf nach Longwood, dem Napoleon Haus fahre - genau 1 Platz war noch frei - heute und morgen alle Transortmöglichkeiten ausgebucht 😡 - also habe ich die $25.— hervorgekramt und schon ist er losgefahren. Zum Glück habe ich diesen Sitzplatz noch bekommen - die Strassen sind alle so schmal und vor allem ungewöhnlich steil - da wäre ich mit dem Trottinette niemals hochgekommen, ganz abgesehen davon habe ich beim 1. Fotostopp eine Signalisation Velofahrverbot gesehen - sicher nicht ganz unberechtigt 🙊. Wir sind die Napoleonstrasse hochgefahren - nach etwas 1 km hat man auf den 1. kurzen Wohnsitz von Napoleon heruntergesehen im hinteren Teil des schmalen Tals, talaufwärts sah man auf das langezogene Jamestown und auf die MS Celestyal auf Reede.
    Die längste Zeit sind wir bei ständig wechselnder Vegetation hochgefahren bis vor Longwood die verlassene 1. Grabstätte auftauchte. Der Leichnam von Napoleon wurde nach 14 Jahren nach Paris in den Invalidendom überführt. Weiterfahrt nach Longwood wo die eigentliche Wohnstätte von Napoleon in einer sehr schönen Parkanlage steht.
    Das ganze Gelände war geschlossen - wir waren natürlich zu spät. Nebenan ist der Golfplatz 🏌️‍♀️ von St Helena auf einem schönen Hochplateau gelegen. Darunter ist der neue Flugplatz gelegen mit neu einem 6 h Flug ✈️ am Dienstag und Samstag ab Johannesburg - immer mit dem Risiko, dass die Landung wegen den Scheerwinden abgebrochen werden muss und unverrichteter Dinge 6h nach Johannesburg zurück fliegen muss.
    Weiter sind wir über Horrorstrassen nach St Pauls gefahren - dann am Sitz des Couverneurs vorbei, wo ich tatsächlich die beiden Uralt Riesen Schildkröten 🐢 gesehen habe - sind irgendwie unglaublich zwischen 100 und 200 Jahren alt.
    Sind dann runter auf den Sonnenhang von Half Tree Hollow gefahren, wo das Spital ist und zu unterst das Ende der 699 Stufigen Jacobsleiter von Jamestown endet. Am Schluss der 3 1/2h Rundfahrt brachte er uns direkt vor das Tenderboot - dieser ca. 75 jährige Taxifahrer hat einen Superjob mit unglaublichem Wissen über St Helena gemacht😇🤗 - diesmal wirklich 🍀 gehabt mit diesem letzten Sitzplatz - und das ganze für lausige $25.—    Read more

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  • TravelerMarch 2023

    St Helena

    March 3, 2023 in Saint Helena ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Greetings from one of the most remote islands in the world! The nearest landmass is 1200 nautical miles away from St Helena.

    It’s easy to see why, after he escaped from the Island of Elba, Napoleon was exiled here.

    A few folks went ashore today, but we were not among the lucky ones. After a handful of tenders launched, the captain announced that for safety reasons, no more passengers could be taken to shore.

    Those who made it to shore, assured us that getting on and off the tender boats was very challenging.

    Our Romanian friends even showed us a video of their boat being tossed around. Their tender was even damaged on the return trip when it smacked the side of the ship!

    Even so, some passengers grumbled about the captain’s decision. But according to the bar staff, a crew member broke their leg last time they were here due to similar conditions.

    Maybe we’ll get lucky next time we’re here!    Read more

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    The kindness of the Saints

    April 30, 2022 in Saint Helena ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

    We found the St Helenians to be be very kind and friendly. They have limited resources on the island, but what they do have, they are very generous with. One morning on the ferry ride, one of the fishermen gave us a huge piece of fresh tuna he had just caught and wouldn’t accept anything for it. A few days later I asked Lisa at the Consulate Hotel if she knew where I could find some eggs. The next day she was waiting with six fresh eggs and wouldn’t accept payment. And when we climbed Jacob’s Ladder we were told that there are no taxis at the top to bring us down (and as you can imagine, there was no way on this earth that I was going to walk down as well 🤣) so Lisa handed her cell phone over to us with the taxi driver’s number and said she had some credit on it so we must just use what we need! I’m not sure that I would hand my phone over to some salty-looking strangers. The day before we left, we did all our provisioning and Hazel at the hotel said we should leave it there while we went around shopping. At the end of the day we returned to the hotel where Peter had his bakkie waiting outside to load it all up and drive us down to the harbour. They had also sold us a case of beer at the retail price, making nothing for themselves. On the ferry ride back, one of the Ukrainian yachties gave Dom a big bunch of spring onions - we’re not sure why😂 but it was very kind of them! On the morning of our departure, the ferryman Colin arrived in his boat with a huge yellowfin tuna which he also just wanted to give to us. We couldn’t possibly eat it all ourselves so we paid it forward a bit and gave some to some other yachties, Craig and Barbs, who were setting off for Brazil. They had already left their moorings so they turned back and the only way to get it to them was to fling it! 😁 As we sailed away we felt very humbled by these generous Saints.Read more

  • SailingFOBAtlantic Crossing

    Next step

    April 29, 2022 in Saint Helena ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    We’ll be leaving St Helena tomorrow morning and heading for Ascension Island. We should arrive there in about five day’s time and will spend a couple of days there. Looking forward to sailing again and not eating so much! 🙈 Did some final provisioning today and had our milk delivered from above. 😁 We have really enjoyed our time on this friendly island.Read more

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    Coffee time

    April 28, 2022 in Saint Helena ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We visited Farm Lodge - one of three small coffee plantations on the island. Steve, the owner, was there and explained the process, which is extremely labour intensive. Every bean is hand picked, peeled, pulped, sorted, graded, dried and roasted and he and his wife do it all themselves. This results in it being very expensive (£10 for 125g) but it is one of the few pure arabica beans found in the world. It was brought here in the 1700’s and as it is the only bean on the island, it has never been modified. It’s delicious!Read more

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    Ground control

    April 24, 2022 in Saint Helena ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Flights between St Helena and SA were stopped during Covid and have only just resumed. We were lucky to be in the right place at the right time to see the plane land on the long runway (nearly 2kms long). Only the second flight this year. Not a very busy airport!Read more

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    Island houses

    April 24, 2022 in Saint Helena ⋅ 🌬 24 °C

    We spent the day travelling around the island and saw The Briars, the first house that Napoleon stayed in after he was taken prisoner by the British and brought to St Helena. We also went to Longwood, where he stayed until his death. Then we met Jonathan the tortoise who is apparently over 190 years old. He lives in the garden of the Governor’s residence, Plantation House, which is surrounded by beautiful forests.Read more

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    Island birthday

    April 24, 2022 in Saint Helena ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

    I never thought that I would celebrate a birthday on St Helena Island, but here I am! My gift from Gill was a most beautiful painting of the view from our boat, which I will treasure. Then we caught the ferry and everyone on board sang happy birthday! We had a fabulous day driving around the island visiting all the interesting places, and Craig had managed to find someone to make some cupcakes for me. If you know me, then you’ll understand what a highlight that was! 😂Read more

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    Jacob’s Ladder

    April 22, 2022 in Saint Helena ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Some may not believe it, but I climbed the 699 steps up Jacob’s ladder. Dom and Craig were very kind and patient and stopped every 50 steps to rest (and then every 30 steps…) but we did it. The record is just over 5 mins and we did it in 50 🤣! I think that it’s safe to say that tomato face was the handbreak here! 😁Read more

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