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French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva and the Marquesas
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French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva and the Marquesas

Polynesia (meaning roughly the many islands) is a large cultural and geographical region in the Pacific Ocean consisting of a variety of islands, archipelagos and nations where the people share the same origin and speak one of the many Polynesian languages. Polynesia is bordered by Hawaii (to the north), New Zealand (to the southwest) and ...

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Pacific crossing
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Pacific crossing

The entire 3100 nautical miles crossing from Galapagos to French Polynesia took us just under 22 days to complete. We had favorable winds for most of the crossing as well as a westerly current of about 1 knot. Despite the fact that the weather files we downloaded every day recommended other routes, we were able to maintain a fairly straig ...

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Galapagos
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Galapagos

The entire Galapagos archipelago and its waters belong to Ecuador. The area is considered the world's second largest marine reserve with its 133,000 km2 and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a unique animal and plant life. The archipelago consists of 19 larger islands, 4 of which are inhabited, plus a further 110 uninhabited small islet ...

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From Panama to Galapagos
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From Panama to Galapagos

You are never so close to death on a sailboat as when you have your pants pulled down over your knees! We both experienced this fact several times during the sail to the Galapagos. It was our first real long-distance sailing after the Atlantic crossing and we had kind of forgotten how rough it can be at sea and the most critical moments are when visitin ...

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Crossing the Panama Canal
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Crossing the Panama Canal

One of the requirements to be allowed to pass through the Panama Canal is that you must have four linehandlers on board in addition to the captain. There is therefore a WhatsApp group that mediates contact between captains who are looking for linehandlers and sailors who will pass the canal themselves and want to gain some experience before their own cr ...

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Panamarina and Panama City

Panamarina is a really nice marina run by a French couple. There are good opportunities here to fix your boat on land with do-it-yourself workshops and tools for hire. If you want help, there are several craftsmen you can hire. However, our budget did not allow for anything other than doing the work ourselves. The marina also has a small ...

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Marina Turtle Cay, Panama
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Marina Turtle Cay, Panama

The sailing to Panama was probably the most uneventful sailing we have had in a long time. The wind was so weak that we only made 3 knots. So that it wouldn't take too long, we had to motorsail the two days it took to get to the San Blas or Guna Yala archipelago, as the archipelago is now called. Not even a thunderstorm came our way, desp ...

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Medellín
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Medellín

Medellín is Colombia's second largest city. It actually consists of 10 municipalities that basically grew together, with the municipality of Medellín being the dominant one that also gave the city its name. The 10 municipalities are in turn divided into a total of 16 "Comunas" which can be equated with city districts. Medellín is a ...

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Bogotá, Colombia
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Bogotá, Colombia

By bus it takes 15 to 20 hours to travel from Barranquilla to Bogotá and the railway is only partially built up in Colombia as the topography is extremely varied. In addition, it seems that the railway network was primarily built to facilitate the transport of the mining industry and not so focused on passenger transport. To get to Bogotá we therefore ...

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Santa Marta, Colombia
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Santa Marta, Colombia

After our hike to Ciudad Perdida, we stayed a few extra days in the city of Santa Marta, which is the capital of the Department of Magdalena. It must be admitted here that we were really tired after the hike and needed to rest. The only problem was that our wet, sweaty clothes smelled anything but violet 😉. The hotel did have a ...

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