Exploring the World
Latest adventure
One country, one ocean, one step at a time
Traveling has been a lifelong passion for us. I started traveling before I was born (or so my parents tell me), but didn’t get around to blogging about traveling before 2005. Prior to that I wrote travel updates in letters and emails to anyone I thought could be interested.
Margrethe and I joined forces in 2015. Before then she had done a lot of traveling that she documented on Facebook and Instagram. Now we travel together and make blog posts with pictures and short videos, to help us remember our adventures and hopefully inspire you to get out there and experience the World.
An unquenchable thirst for adventure
Sailing across the Pacific twice, crossing half the World on the Transsiberian Railroad and exploring Norway’s long coastline are just some of the trips we’ve done in recent years. Delve into our trips and be inspired to create your own unforgettable memories.
Sailing in Norway
Exploring unknown treasures
Sailing Stella Polaris
Across the Pacific
French Polynesia
Diving with sharks
Sailing through Venezuela
The stay on Las Aves was sensational. It had everything a good anchorage should have: A deserted island with a beautiful beach, nice scenery, stunning sunsets and spectacular snorkling. We had made a deal with Ian and Westa, so the first evening we enjoyed a fantastic...
Otto is back
The sun had just dipped under the horizon when Claudia released the mooring lines and I reversed one engine and put the other one forward, spinning us on the spot and turning our aft end to Bonaire. This was to be the big test to see how things would work. We have a...
Progress
I enjoyed my last night alone onboard, before the next day started flat out. I had Claudia joining later in the day and had some things to take care of first, because the following day I would leave Curacao with a charter going to Bonaire and the plan was not to...
Ups and downs
Today is the last day I am alone on board the boat, hopefully for a long time. I'll get back to why later. First I want to look at how my time on Curacao has gone since the last charter was over. When the family of 5 walked ashore, they gave me a few touching farewell...
2nd Charter
The second charter has gone smoothly. After a great little stop on Klein Curacao, we hit Bonaire and ended up staying there for 5 days. My charter guests really enjoyed Bonaire. They rented a car for a couple of days and drove around getting properly familiar with the...
Go West
The decision has been taken. I am not sailing back to Norway ... Not yet anyway ... I take that back. I am still sailing back to Norway, but instead of sailing home in an Easterly direction I'm doing it in a Westerly direction. I'm heading into the Pacific in other...
Happy New Year
Part 1 (Written on the last day of 2009) The last day of the year is always a day of reflection for me. It is a day I look back and remember the good and the bad times, the people I liked and loved ... and the people I wished would have a well deserved accident....
Christmas spirit is upon us … not really …
After a very relaxing day it was nice to head ashore to our evening reservation at the aptly named, "It rains fishes" restaurant. Though their spelling might be questionable, their food wasn't. My charter guests treated me to an unbelievable Christmas Dinner. I...
Happy Heathen Holidays
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays This fine Christmas morning myself and the rest of the charter gang, jumped in to the water for a Christmas picture. Nothing beats a nice morning swim followed by eggs and bacon. Life is Grand.
Starting the charter
I picked up my charter guests: Margrete, Harald, Torbjørn og Per Ove at West Punt, all the way north-west on Curacao in a small bay called Playa Forti. It was a good place to start the charter, because from there we would cover the entire southern coastline...
Fixing engines and going to Curacao
After spending a day recuperating from the failed attempt to get to Curacao it was time to get back to work and fix the engines, so that I could get to Curacao and start my Christmas charter. Clifford, my clutch mechanic, came by and we were able to narrow down what...
Back and Forth
When I last posted I was in high spirits, because the boat was ready and it was time for me to head to Curacao to start my Christmas charter. I spent Saturday finalizing all the things that needed finalizing, getting everything sorted and in order. When I cast off...
Operational Again
African Innovation is fully operational again. But I get ahead of myself. I also realize that on the picture above I'm tied up to the dock, so while I'm not mobile per say, I have the potential to be mobile, or said in a different way: I could be mobile if I wanted to...
Back on water
Yesterday I was very conflicted about being lifted back on water, because I only had one working engine, a windless that didn’t work properly and most importantly no place to tie up. Thankfully I had a chat with Ian and Westa (a very nice couple staying in the...
A Brand New Day
Before Petar sent me the text message that he was going home I was busy deciding on what to do onboard the boat, because it is/was a bit of a mess here. Thank God I had just bought a new cooler and had restocked it like one should. The milk is for White Russians (The...
Crew changes
It is probably with the same amount of surprise that you read this, that I write it: Petar has decided that the sailing life is not for him ... and this before we even hit the water with the boat. Yesterday he went into town to do some internetting and in the evening...
Language Barriers
Yesterday I ran into a "minor" language barrier. Next time I'm bringing a phrasebook.
Seeing Aruba through a paintbrush
We didn't have to worry about fading hang-overs, because a Saturday night on Aruba, no matter where you are, sucks ... We hit the most popular haunts and it felt like some sort of plague had struck. There simply wasn't anyone out. When we spoke to some locals the...
Hard work on Aruba
What's missing from this trolley?Answer: Petar's backpack (The one in the picture is mine).So Petar spent his first exciting hour on Aruba filling out a lost luggage report.Having overcome that hurdle, we jumped into an incredibly overpriced taxi to Aruba Nautical...
Fort Lauderdale
After a nice and non too strenuous flight (we basically slept the whole way, owing to the late night in Lisbon) we finally got to the Sunshine state. The next 6 days was spent sight-seeing, going to museums and ... I can't think of a third lie ... hmmm ... Actually we...
The adventure has started
Petar and I finally walked off the Vision of the Seas at 12:45 on November 19th. Needless to say it felt great to be off what by now felt like a prison. Doing an 8 month contract is not to be recommended. Having said that, I still had a lot of fun, but I was very...
My future plans
The last update should have brought you up to speed what I have been doing these past few months. In this post, which will hopefully be a bit shorter, I'll address what my future plans are, because to put it mildly they have changed drastically. Originally I cast off...
Finally an update
It had been a long time since I last wrote something here. So now I'm returning with a vengeance! (Pictures will be posted soon) As most of you know I've been working like mad the last few months for Royal Caribbean, to make some much needed cash. My sailboat, though...
Changes
I am sitting on a comfortable divan overlooking Marigot on St. Martin while my boat is somewhere in the British Virgin Islands. Has the boat been stolen? … No. Have I sold the boat? … No, far from it. I have decided to take 4 months away from her to make...
Some images from the Caribbean
A lot of people have asked me to post some pictures from the Caribbean. I'll start with a small video taken when I took Marcus and Morten, two friendly Swedes I met in a bar in Le Marin, for a little cruise on my boat. This is the first swim I took in the Caribbean...
Another Day in Paradise
I’m currently anchored in Prince Rupert Bay in Dominica. I would go ashore and explore the rainforest if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s pouring down. I know it’s a bit ironic, but I’m not talking about some light drizzle, it is...
Blue Monday
After a great 2008 with many ups and a few downs and a sensational exit out of it, 2009 has come to hit me in the face. It feels like getting fired on a Monday after a particular festive weekend. There are many reasons for this, chief amongst them that Lauren and I...
Happy New Year
Happy New Year from Mustique I'm anchored off amazing Mustique in the SVG. Tonight we're celebrating New Years Eve in Basil's Bar on the beach. Right now Lauren is onboard with me and I have an excellent couple (Roar and Monika) chartering with me. Life is grand and...
Crossing the Atlantic
(More pictures and video will soon be posted) Crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat truly is an adventure of a lifetime. It’s one of those things many people speak off, some people dream off and a very few people do. When I left Norway on Sept. 22nd I had no idea...
Gran Canaria her we come
After 2 days in Oeiras we were ready to take off. The stay had been short, but sweet. It had climaxed in our epic “Capture the Flag” and we were definitely ready to feel the wind grab a hold off the sails again. We set sail in the afternoon when the wind...