Even though I have only been in the Galapagos a little over a week, the beauty and abundance of life here is astounding. The sheer number of animals here is like nothing I have seen anywhere else. Just waking up…
Author: Vera Jacobson
“Pansit” – our experience
For our transit, or “Pans-it” (Panama transit) as we have come to call it, we started in Shelter Bay Marina which is just outside of locks. The Panama Canal is a big operation transporting over 180,000 boats since its opening…
Science Report
From before we started our trip, our family wanted to take part in a self guided citizen science project. Some reasons my parents gave for doing this trip was to show Ben and I some of their favorite places before…
Sintra
While in Portugal, we were looking for things to explore and see. We came upon Sintra that was only a 25 minute ride from Cascais, where the boat was. When I heard that Sintra was a collection of colorful castles,…
Mont Saint-Michel
From the moment when our French friends showed me a picture of Mont Saint Michel I knew I wanted to go there. It looked so cool, like something I could only experience once. I constantly asked my parents if we…
The Channel Island of Guernsey
The first thing we saw when we laid eyes on Guernsey was a medieval looking castle which looked to have a mote around it, and as we turned the corner we saw the cute town of Port Saint Peter. The…
36 Hours in Amsterdam
The minute I opened my eyes at Sixhaven marina in Amsterdam, there were a lot of things on my mind. I hurried up and got dressed and “gently” encouraged the rest of the family to do the same. We took…
Denmark- What We Have Learned
At the beginning of the trip we knew very little about our starting destination, Denmark. However, through our adventures we have been able to piece together a history that dates back to the time of Vikings and the beginning of…
Dinghy Name Decision
With the purchase of our new dinghy, we came across a question we thought you could help us answer – what should this new dinghy be called? We have four choices below from Renee, Vera, Bill and Ben that could…
Ribe and the Viking Center
Yesterday we drove a short 45 minute drive to the town of Ribe. It is an ancient, yet bustling town with small cute houses around a massive church with tourists sprawled around. We had ice cream on the top of…