We left
. After a warm and also somewhat emotional farewell
. We look back on a very special weekend that we will never forget! On Friday evening Eline and Jonas are already with us in the apartment. On...
The boat is ready and we almost
For the past few weeks we have been working hard to get the boat ready for departure. The 'battery project' takes the most time; replacing the old AGM batteries with new lithium batteries. With combined efforts, everything eventually goes very well but...
New lithium batteries
Just before our departure on March 2, after a night of anchoring on the Grevelingen, we decide to replace our current lead batteries with lithium batteries after all. In the morning the batteries are far empty with "for us normal use"...
Final preparations for our departure on March 2
We are busy making final preparations for our departure on March 2. Fortunately, we have plenty of time for that these weeks. It feels like a special "in between" time between a busy work life / our trip to...
A special and active last quarter in 2024
The last quarter of 2024 is special and active. Special because we both stop working as of November 1 and also get on a plane to Australia right away that day
. There we will stay for 7.5 weeks. A perfect start...
Summer 2024 - 'working vacation' on the Grevelingen
We are spending the whole summer on the Grevelingen. After all, we are going to stop working November 1 this year so we don't have a summer vacation planned. Instead, we are making it a "working vacation. The first part of the...
New sails
The last major maintenance before our sailing trip is new sails. We are forced to do this because our old EPEX laminate sails have completely delaminated after 8 years, leaving holes in them. Completely unusable. Toine goes on...