Lilibet

Having once again signed on I had an eventful month getting the show on the road with the least amount of time and we had headed for Singapore with just enough to make it to Singapore roads. The start was a bit rough with winds from our stern-quarters and as we approached Singapore I snagged a fishing net in the darkness just at the approaches of the Strait. The engine started vibrating and would not get up in revolutions so I shut it off and continued with 3 engines online. 

Singapore roads,  photo by Capt Thye Hock

Sail training ship Fennia

Having visited Falklands I came over the information by accident in a pub that a Finnish sailing vessel, FENNIA, had in early 1900's limped into Port Stanley jury rigged after having been partly demasted in a severe storm. 

Poster of shipwrecks around Falklands

Falklands Islands

Never having visited Falklands before it was an exciting prospect having only wondered about it as a kid watching the World chart on top of my bed that was gifted by my uncle. It used to be my pastime to look at funny foreign names on foreign continents before falling asleep. Well, now looking at Falklands map closer it was all English names interspersed with an occasional Spanish name.

Article from local newspaper about us

South Atlantic sojourn

As we had left Tristan da Cunha we set course for South Georgia with an aim to go do some PR for the locals there as well as to see the grave of Ernest Shackleton. 

Some humour along the trip was required, orginal Asterix album cover modified