Laura’s Circumnavigation 2009 – 2011

27th September 2011

The sea is like a mirror

Well finally the wind has completely left me.. so I started the small engine and for the first time since we left Darwin, Guppy’s nose is […]
28th September 2011

Another hot day..

I stretch myself in the cockpit having been chased out by the sun-heated air inside the cabin. I still have no wind and the small engine […]
29th September 2011

Ships & Oil rigs

Beep – Beep – Beep… My alarm system keeps waking me up all the time usually because of nearby ships, but not this time. I went […]
30th September 2011

Well, there was some wind for the night at least..

The wind kept blowing all night, and for a moment it looked like it wanted to shift to a better direction. I was hopeful that ‘Gup’ […]
1st October 2011

Yay found wind! :D

Finally I have WIND – Hurrah! For sure it could be coming from a better direction but at least we have wind and Guppy is going […]
2nd October 2011

Hungry again :D

I really hope that the wind keeps on blowing constantly and that it will shift to a better direction sometime because we are still sailing on […]
3rd October 2011

Fleet of shabby fishing boats..

When I woke up the sun was already shining brightly in the sky. I didn’t have much chance to sleep last night as I went by […]
4th October 2011

Squalls, wind, no wind – no sleep..

Flap clang, flap clang… Huh? I jumped out of bed, the boat was upright in the water, bobbing wildly up and down the steep waves. The […]
5th October 2011

Am I in a wash-machine?!

It seems that the wind was waiting for me to fall asleep… ‘Yep, she’s almost asleep, in just a moment…’ And then the wind fades and […]