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8th July 2012
8th July 2012
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Today we finally got “normal” weather: sun, clear skies, and goodwinds. It looks like we are going to arrive in Rangiroa sometimeduring the night, so I […]
6th July 2012
6th July 2012
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Guppy is making good progress but the weather is not very nice. It hasbeen rainy and drizzling since just after we left, and with it havecome […]
5th July 2012
5th July 2012
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We had a good time with our sailing friends and enjoyed celebratingthe birthday. We are full with delicious fresh fruit, and so isGuppy, as we stocked […]
2nd July 2012
2nd July 2012
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We’ve moved over to another bay, still on the same island, but twobays further. There is a little town and the people are very laid backand […]
30th June 2012
30th June 2012
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We decided to leave Hiva Oa and go a few miles further to Tahuatu, aslife was getting pretty uncomfortable with the big swell coming intothe bay. […]
28th June 2012
28th June 2012
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After a year away, seeing the island of Hiva Oa appear on the horizonwas magical for me. It felt just like I had never left. And […]
26th June 2012
26th June 2012
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We arrived in Hiva Oa after I don’t know how many days at sea, since Ididn’t count them. We went to the little town and I […]
25th June 2012
25th June 2012
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The wind has totally dropped down over the last day so we’re runningthe engine, as expected. We still have 130 miles to go. And just likeevery […]
23rd June 2012
23rd June 2012
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Last night, a lot of squalls came over us. The rain poured all night,at times with as much as 30 knots of wind coming from every […]
21st June 2012
21st June 2012
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Last night we had 25 knots of wind and really confused cross seaswhich made life uncomfortable and sleeping very hard. But it’s alreadya whole lot better […]
19th June 2012
19th June 2012
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There’s about 15 to 20 knots of wind now, occasional rain with morewind and it’s exactly from behind. The waves got a little higher soit’s more […]
17th June 2012
17th June 2012
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We are slowly getting there. There’s already a little bit more windand it has shifted to east, so it’s from behind now. The wind forecastsounds a […]
15th June 2012
15th June 2012
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Last night we saw dolphins. But with no moon and almost no phosphorescence in the water it was hard to see them jumping in front of […]
13th June 2012
13th June 2012
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The wind has come back a little and Guppy is doing 5 knots again. We’re just over halfway, with 1490 miles still to go. I love […]
11th June 2012
11th June 2012
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Blegh…the wind has dropped down the past few days, leaving usrolling at 3 knots over the calm blue empty sea. With the remainingswell, it makes things […]
9th June 2012
9th June 2012
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Yeah! We’re making great progress, doing an awesome 7 knots. The wind shifted a little more to the southeast so I poled out the Genoa last […]
7th June 2012
7th June 2012
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I’m finally recovered from my cold. Mweh, I felt so bad. But at leastthe weather is good. The winds have been awesome. We’ve made prettygood progress […]
4th June 2012
4th June 2012
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I totally forgot to mention that we saw a whale the first day out! Itwas not as close as the one in South Africa, so that […]
2nd June 2012
2nd June 2012
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Our last evening in San Cristobal, we had a nice dinner aboard ourneighbor boat Donna with Kris and then pulled up the anchor and setsail towards […]
29th May 2012
29th May 2012
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The dinghy got stolen last night by one of the locals who asked $300to give it back again the next morning! We of course didn’t pay, […]
27th May 2012
27th May 2012
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We enjoy sitting on the beach with the sea lions, but trying to keep them off Guppy and out of the dinghy–well, that’s not really so […]
25th May 2012
25th May 2012
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He could smile sometimes ( although it wasn’t a lot) Big Dolphins! We had headwinds most of the trip It’s certainly a lot messier with three […]
24th May 2012
24th May 2012
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So far I really like the Island of San Cristobal. It’s quieter than Santa Cruz last year. There are fewer boats and the town looks really nice. […]
23rd May 2012
23rd May 2012
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Crossing the equator was fun. We had awesome weather and good winds.It’s already the fourth time I’ve crossed the line. Of course I madepancakes again and […]
22nd May 2012
22nd May 2012
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It just got light out and we have about 110 miles to go. We made suchgood progress the last few days it’s unbelievable, and we’re stilldoing […]
21st May 2012
21st May 2012
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Things are a whole lot better over here now. The annoying crosswavescalmed down and so did the wind. So we’re sailing full main, mizzen,genoa, and jib […]
20th May 2012
20th May 2012
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Still really rough out here. The course is a little bit better. We can go the right direction now, sailing closehauled into 20 to 25 knots […]
19th May 2012
19th May 2012
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The cat enjoys the sailing so far: sleeps, plays, eats, and gets fatter by the day. I made a little harness for her so she lives […]
18th May 2012
18th May 2012
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Meeh, progress is so slow…There is just enough wind to sail but right against us, so we can either go south…or west. We’ve come about 50 […]
17th May 2012
17th May 2012
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There is still a lot of rain and squalls and sometimes a lot of wind because of the squalls like right now.. argh! Okay, the squall […]
15th May 2012
15th May 2012
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Saturday afternoon we left Panama City heading towards the Galapagos. So far progress has been really, really slow. And the trip has been pretty interesting too. […]
11th May 2012
11th May 2012
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We’ve been on the Pacific side now for two days. The transit waswonderful. We didn’t have a drop of rain and had to wait less than […]
10th May 2012
10th May 2012
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Panama City skyline Lake Gatun Our litte Kitten ”Kiwi” Crew member Shaoul
1st May 2012
1st May 2012
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Panama City Camping in the jungle Playing some Ukele while discovering Panama City
27th April 2012
27th April 2012
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We left the San Blas pretty fast, as there was really no wind and the bugs and mosquitoes were just eating us alive, while at night […]
26th April 2012
26th April 2012
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San Blas Islands. Baking pancakes on a friends yacht San Blas Islands, amazing sunset Bruno playing the Ukulele
20th April 2012
20th April 2012
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Yesterday morning we arrived in the San Blas Islands. The last two days to the San Blas we had little wind and the speed was going […]
17th April 2012
17th April 2012
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Everything is going very well since I left Bonaire last Saturday. The first day we didn’t have much wind so that was a good start for […]
13th April 2012
13th April 2012
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The last few days I’ve been busy getting Guppy ready for the next trip, going to the San Blas again. I have been checking the rigging […]
9th April 2012
9th April 2012
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After doing my last interview in the Canary Islands for a German tv-show, I finally returned to Guppy. My return didn’t go as smoothly as planned. […]
19th March 2012
19th March 2012
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I’ve already been fourteen days in what is for me still really cold Holland. But in these fourteen days, I haven’t exactly been sitting still. The […]
1st March 2012
1st March 2012
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Thanks a lot for all the title suggestions for my book. In the meantime I’ve made my decision and will let everyone know when I’m at […]
15th February 2012
15th February 2012
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I’m already in Bonaire for a while now. But time is flying, I’m really busy trying to make something out of my diary’s that I can […]
7th February 2012
7th February 2012
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Big thanks to my dad, who always supported me and thought me all the things I needed to know! A beautiful welcome from the St.Maarten Yacht […]
6th February 2012
6th February 2012
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A quick update after sailing into Sint Maarten, 366 days after I saw it disappearing behind the horizon. It was really nice to spend some time […]
25th January 2012
25th January 2012
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Flying fish everywhere!! This is where I spend Christmas Nightly visitors. Squalls, lots of them! Crossing the equator What squalls look like on the radar Like […]
23rd January 2012
23rd January 2012
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The dark and starry night sky slowly vanishes its floating lights sprinkling to dust as small islands appear on the horizon. I can see Sint Maarten […]
20th January 2012
20th January 2012
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Only 160 nautical miles left to go and today I saw the first of many small islands I’ll be sailing by. Guadeloupe is still hidind over […]
19th January 2012
19th January 2012
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Today is a beautiful sunny day with less wind than yesterday which makes sailing quiet and easy. Still Guppy is going fast enough for us to […]
18th January 2012
18th January 2012
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Reaching the end of my circumnavigation, I look back with joy at the adventures of the past year. I am also thinking hard, and trying to […]
17th January 2012
17th January 2012
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Squalls have kept me awake all night and Guppy had a good shower of fresh sky water. It washed away most of the salt from ‘Gup’ […]
16th January 2012
16th January 2012
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Waves are smaller today and especially longer so my life aboard is much more easier. Small squalls have kept annoying me all day with their strong […]
15th January 2012
15th January 2012
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The wind has calmed down a little and the hatch to the cabin can stay open. Also I can sit on the deck and easily check […]
14th January 2012
14th January 2012
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The wind keeps pulling us ahead. Happily the waves are longer now so less of them end up in the cockpit which makes my life aboard […]
13th January 2012
13th January 2012
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Within no time the waves have built up, becoming high and steep. The sea has been changed into a cooking pot and aboard of Guppy it’s […]
12th January 2012
12th January 2012
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The waves are rolling nonstop over deck now that Gup and the Trade Wind have found each other… And so between the closed hatches and the […]
11th January 2012
11th January 2012
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All night and today we had good wind and the shining sun made for a very hot day today. But the worst of the doldrums is […]
10th January 2012
10th January 2012
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The gusty and heavy squall that brought 40 knots winds and pouring rain finally dissolved with the night. Today the wind has settled to a nice […]
9th January 2012
9th January 2012
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To a windless night with squalls followed another cloudy day with even more squalls. And the rain has not stopped all afternoon. Even after I had […]
8th January 2012
8th January 2012
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Today was overcast with squalls bringing rain and wonderfully refreshing showers to me, at first… But the squalls intensified and the showers turned to strong, heavy […]
7th January 2012
7th January 2012
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Guppy and I have crossed the equator again so we have now left the southern hemisphere and jumped from summer to winter in the northern hemisphere […]
6th January 2012
6th January 2012
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Like on the previous two nights my nocturnal visitors have kept at whistling their songs from their favorite stage, the solar panels of the Targa frame. […]
5th January 2012
5th January 2012
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Yesterday’s dark clouds only brought some rain and once they finished raining they just hung around not bothering me. The wind eased again but it is […]
4th January 2012
4th January 2012
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As expected the wind is still blowing straight from behind, but it decreased in strength a little. Happily it still is enough to keep us going […]
3rd January 2012
3rd January 2012
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Waves behave nicer now and the wind is blowing from behind so Guppy still keeps rolling back and forth. Yet the wind is pulling at 15 […]
2nd January 2012
2nd January 2012
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The wind and the waves have become a bit too enthusiastic and are making my life aboard less comfortable… But the great weather and our good […]
1st January 2012
1st January 2012
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I spent a great New Year’s Eve listening to music with light sticks glowing and the shining moon and the stars were a very good trade […]
31st December 2011
31st December 2011
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The wind is still very kind to Guppy and me – not like the waves that apparently lack some good education and are bullying Guppy… Last […]
30th December 2011
30th December 2011
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I was kept busy all morning because of shifting winds coming in with a few squalls and rain.That made for a very entertaining course line on […]
29th December 2011
29th December 2011
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Another nice and sunny day here. The water is getting warmer so it was my chance to take a shower today… The temperature rising the conditions […]
28th December 2011
28th December 2011
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It’s really great that the Trade Wind still keeps me company on my way. Today I finished reading “Maya’s Notebook” [‘El Cuaderno de Maya’, 2011] by […]
27th December 2011
27th December 2011
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With a nice wind coming diagonally from behind, Guppy is tirelessly pulling ahead under full sails. Today the sun was shining again, which really was great. […]
26th December 2011
26th December 2011
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I had just jumped in my warm bunk and fell asleep when a strange noise brought me back to consciousness … something inside the cabin was […]
25th December 2011
25th December 2011
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We had a nice 20 knots wind today that pulled Guppy at a good 6,5 knots towards the horizon. My Christmas gift was the sun shining […]
24th December 2011
24th December 2011
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At dawn today the sunlight promessed a cloudless day. I should have touched wood because Guppy is now surrounded by curtains of rain and dark clouds […]
23rd December 2011
23rd December 2011
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This morning the dark clouds had their cup full and just dropped everything they had of winds and rain – the winds shifting madly and as […]
22nd December 2011
22nd December 2011
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For the second time on our journey Guppy and I have crossed, coming from the West, the line between Eastern and Western longitude. The first time […]
21st December 2011
21st December 2011
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Thinking back on yesterday I realized that two special things happened. I went over the Netherlands’ longitude line and December 20th is the day when the […]
20th December 2011
20th December 2011
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Today Guppy came in line with the Netherlands’ longitude [5° E], which means that I have now crossed all of the earth longitudes … that’s pretty […]
19th December 2011
19th December 2011
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To my surprise a nice breeze came in yesterday evening that got even stronger during the night. With the strong wind coming diagonally from behind we […]
18th December 2011
18th December 2011
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Another clear and sunny day with little wind but still enough so Guppy can skate ahead which is all there is to it … today. It’s […]
17th December 2011
17th December 2011
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The alarm clock wakes me up, lying in my warm, dry and not salty bed, as I listen to all the familiar sounds Guppy makes… the […]
16th December 2011
16th December 2011
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After a good start Guppy’s speed has dramatically dropped today… From 5 knots to 4 knots, to 3 knots and down again to a small 2,5 […]
15th December 2011
15th December 2011
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Guppy and I have been at sea for three nights already. And now the wind is gone… We had a promising start with lots of wind, […]
13th December 2011
13th December 2011
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After waving goodbye to the sailing out Volvo Race boats as they headed south, Guppy and I left Cape Town and Table Mountain behind us. We […]
10th December 2011
10th December 2011
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Yesterday I was invited onboard Camper to join them in the Pro Am Race of the V.O.R. It was AMAZING! She is definitely the fastest sailboat […]
9th December 2011
9th December 2011
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Early this morning after a short flight Guppy was back in her natural element,the water. I would like to thank the Royal Cape Yacht Club’s shipyard […]
6th December 2011
6th December 2011
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I have found the time to write a new blog so … After being told at least one hundred times that I really had to go […]
4th December 2011
4th December 2011
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Today I went up to the Cape of Good Hope not with Guppy but by car with my Dad at the ‘helm’. From there I could […]
1st December 2011
1st December 2011
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In the few days that I’ve been here, I’ve already done a lot. I finally slept for a long time, ate well, and cleaned most of […]
27th November 2011
27th November 2011
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This last leg to Cape Town was really tough. On the last night coming in I reefed the mainsail three times and we rounded the Cape […]
26th November 2011
26th November 2011
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For the first time since our departure from the Netherlands Guppy is sailing on a northerly course. With a 25 knots wind coming from behind we […]
25th November 2011
25th November 2011
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The wind quickly faded yesterday so it gave me a chance to put things back in order inside Guppy. I also filled the space around the […]
24th November 2011
24th November 2011
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Another blog from the open sea. Early this morning the meteo called for a good weather window so Guppy and I decided to cast off the […]
22nd November 2011
22nd November 2011
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Today a strong wind is blowing over the recently renovated harbour of Port Elizabeth. Some time ago a major storm destroyed the marina and the people […]
20th November 2011
20th November 2011
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Arrival into Durban Customs plane flying over while leaving Australia Squalls.. Lots of rainy, grey days Squally nights provide interesting course lines Getting closer
19th November 2011
19th November 2011
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Guppy and I are now in Port Elizabeth. The night before my arrival I suddenly fell sick and I threw up, probably because of something I […]
17th November 2011
17th November 2011
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Back on Guppy after my excursion in the mountains, the meteo called for a good weather window on through the next coming days. It made me […]
16th November 2011
16th November 2011
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for new photos… I tried for hours to upload pictures to my website without success, the internet here being too slow but maybe it will work […]