Laura Dekker

4th October 2010

Maybe I shouldn’t have tied the bananas to the solar rack..

Yesterday I was invited for a light meal at the Netherland Club of Gran Canaria. We had herring and a hotpot. It was weird sitting with […]
2nd October 2010

Dolphins!

Yesterday I had a great day on the water. I was allowed to join a boat tour and I saw jumping dolphins!! I never saw this […]
30th September 2010

Fruits, lots of it!

Today I spent some time playing around with a big stalk of bananas that was given to me. After one hour, I managed knotting the big […]
29th September 2010

School, boat work and Island discoveries

Sorry that I didn’t write anything for a few days. I was busy with the boat and schoolwork. Now I have a visitor from the Netherlands. […]
25th September 2010

Into the mountains

Today I visited the mountains by car along with a fellow Dutchman. It is remarkable how much vegetation there is up there. Especially in comparison to […]
24th September 2010

Not a single drop of rain

Since the very first day at Pasito Blanco, I have not seen even a single raindrop. Now itis sweltering hot here with no breath of air.It […]
22nd September 2010

Nightly arrival into Pasito Blanco

I arrived at Pasito Blanco early this morning when it was still dark. I had a fair breeze from astern so the trip went faster than […]
21st September 2010

15th Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday, thank you very much for all the congratulations. It was a very fine day for me.I awoke this morning to a phone […]
18th September 2010

Island festival

Yesterday evening there was a party here at the harbour. There was a group that gave a really nice performance playing drums. That was nice to […]