One year the 17th of June!
Salsa af Stavsnas
Ellinor Ristoff Staffan Ehde
Tue 14 May 2013 13:32
Since it will happen while we are underway I take the freedom to just make a short look back a year from today Today a year ago we where rebuilding the shed that burned down with all our stuff for the circumnavigation May 13th May 16th we finally got the new anchor chain, 400 Kg 23 of May, Salsa was in the water but no mast May 27th Annastina (Ellinors mother) and Ellinor are baking a cake for Erikas birthday party which will be much earlier than the real one, so she can gather her class mates for the last time Here they are Checking out Erikas new home June 6th, getting almost there Salsa is now in our bay waiting for us to leave JUne 17th farewell party, my brother Johan and stepmother Margareta checking out the boat Friends gather to say goodbye June 22nd, sailing towards Gotland, very cold morning! July 2nd stopping in Simrishamn and visiting my mother July 9th, leaving Sweden (pict taken by Kai) July 12th Borkum Riff Germany July 15th, working hard on the North Sea July 26th Isle of White, Anders and Nikolaj looking at the view (The family Falsén visited us for a couple of days) August 16th, Falmouth, Salsa is in the mud and Ellinors paints the bottom when the tide is low Sailing with Kelvin and Mary Steam fair outside Falmouth with Mary and Kelvin August 27th, time to say Good Bye to UK Aug 28th Ile' d'Ouissant (France) September 3rd La Coruna Spain, first warm days Meeting a bunch of Swedish boats with kids 16th of Sept Ria Arosia, Erikas first close encounter with a dolphin Porto Santo in October October the 3rd, closing in on Madeira Checking Lizards on Madeira Madeira, October 16th Roar (Ellinors father) on board Erika, Andreas, Annastina (Ellinors mother) on our way up from Funchai Nov 17th The ARC in Las Palmas The Swedes in the ARC Preparation preparation Nov 27th start 2 days later Dec 2nd "repair" in the Atlantic Dec 7th first Mahe Mahe Dec 17th Passing the Bahamas Big party the ARC finishes 22rd of December Dec 27th Lisa and Gustav on board, Gustav proposes and gets a yes! Same day, picture taken by Coral (The cruise ship is at anchor) Langusters on new years eve Jan 2014 the 12th in Bequay Meeting Cherril, great friend! January 27th moving towards Grenada Grenada Febr 4th Febr 10th Bonair Bonair on bike March 1st, St Martha Columbia, Bill from Sunrise to the left Picture taken by Laura (Sunrise) March 13th San Blas March 27th, a sad day, Good Bye to Sunrise Apr 8th, Panama April 15th Panama Canal April 30th crossing the equator May 9th Galapagos |