This page contains the posts from Facebook during our journey to the Caribbean and back in 2014 to 2016

Lerwick - Volda (250 nm)
2016-07-23 14:06 Lerwick - Volda (250 nm)   We're home. After motoring for two days across a dead calm North Sea, we're now moored In Volda, Norway. It was very calm across the ocean, with waves varying from 0,7 to ...
A trip over to Bressay
2016-07-20 14:01 A trip over to Bressay                      
Some snapshots from Shetland
2016-07-18 13:53 Some snapshots from Shetland                            
Kristines mathjørne
2016-07-14 23:01 Kristines mathjørne   Det er alltid noen lure tips og triks når det gjelder mat på langtur. Særlig på lengre overfarter der mat skal vare og holde seg over lengre tid. Og på en del øyer i Karibia, s...
A walk to Tesco and back
2016-07-14 22:12 A walk to Tesco and back          
New Harbour Cafe
2016-07-14 14:23 New Harbour Cafe   For many people, having a beer at Thule bar right across the harbour is a tradition for Norwegian sailors when arriving Lerwick. We don't think Thule bar is such a great place, so...
Dublin - Lerwick (550 nm)
2016-07-13 22:19 Dublin - Lerwick (550 nm)     We're now moored in Lerwick, Shetland after four days at sea from Dublin. The trip was very uneventful, as we used the opportunity to ride on a calm weather window up ...
Dublin, what a place!
2016-07-08 14:19 Dublin, what a place!                        
Azores - Ireland
2016-07-07 13:11 Azores - Ireland   S/Y Emma has arrived safely in Dublin, Ireland, after ten and a half days at sea.   We departed Horta on the isle of Faial in a nice breeze from NE. Since that also was the dire...
Ekko i mørket
2016-07-07 13:09 Ekko i mørket   Klokka er to om natta, og vi ligger og sover i akterlugaren. Vi er 150 nautiske mil fra Faial, og har ikke sett andre skip på et døgn. Vi er midt inne i et høytrykk, så det er helt v...
Snart avreise
2016-06-26 15:05 Snart avreise   Vi har fått namnet vårt på moloveggen og har fiksa det meste på båten. Om eit par timar reiser vi frå Horta. Neste stopp er Dublin, Irland. Matros Rune har mønstra av, så no vert det...
Flores
2016-06-21 17:23 Flores   The westernmost point of Europe. An extremely lush and green island, full of flowers and trees everywhere. A very cozy little town surrounds the harbour. This is the place where you can ret...
Asorane!
2016-06-20 17:32 Asorane!   I dag tidleg kom vi trygt fram til Flores, den vestlegaste øya i Asorane-øygruppa, etter 15 døgn til havs.   Vi reiste ut frå New York den 30. mai i strålande sol og fin vind. Men gleda...
Dead calm
2016-06-03 12:46 Dead calm   As some of you may have noticed, we have diverted to Cape Cod. No reason to be worried. After motoring from New York in dead calm seas for two days, we discovered that it's going to be d...
Off we go!
2016-05-29 12:48 Off we go!   Tomorrow morning, we're off to Horta, Azores. The trip is expected to take up to three weeks. You can follow our progress at www.jordarundt.net/posisjon.php (don't be alarmed if this do...
WTC
2016-05-26 12:51 WTC   To the top of One World Trade Center.           
Some snapshots form New York
2016-05-25 14:29 Some snapshots form New York              
A trip to Coney Island
2016-05-22 14:32 A trip to Coney Island              
A walk in the park - and downtown
2016-05-19 14:36 A walk in the park - and downtown                          
16. og 17. mai i New York
2016-05-18 14:40 16. og 17. mai i New York                                      
Arriving New York
2016-05-15 19:01 Sassafras River - New York                                    
Thank you!
2016-05-15 12:03 Thanks for the help!   Twenty years ago, when Kristine was 19 years old, she worked as an au pair for the Burke family in Sassafras River, Chesapeake Bay. Thanks to Facebook, they recently got in co...
Preparations
2016-05-09 21:08 Preparations   Today we have been to Walmart and stocked up for the Atlantic ocean. 200 liters of water and soda, and hopefully enough food to last three weeks+. We have also bought three new batter...
A different cinematic experience!
2016-05-05 21:29 At the movies   In Norfolk we went to an old-style cinema. In stead of regular seats, it had lots of small chairs and tables with lamps. On the tables, there were phones. You picked up the phone and...
Norfolk
2016-05-05 21:10 Docks in low places   In Norfolk they have not one, but two free public docks! Very good for cruisers! But the genius who built them did not consider high tide. So twice per day, the dock is about ...
Oriental - Norfolk
2016-05-04 21:45 Oriental - Norfolk   No more palmtrees.   Gaia and Villvind.   Villvind passing us.   A marina along the way.   Rain!   Kristine steering.   Moving along.   A safe plac...
Emergency rations
2016-05-04 21:34 Canned meat   We're preparing for the Atlantic crossing. Testing canned meat. The result is.... interesting!        
Intracoastal Waterway
2016-04-29 22:18 North on the ICW     Early morning on the ICW, North Carolina.    
Charleston
2016-04-26 18:21 Brunost!   Today we visited the city of Charleston, South Carolina. It is one if the oldest cities in America. Downtown was very nice, with lots if brick buildings, a nice market and several pubs an...
Savannah
2016-04-22 18:30 Pause   A day off from the Intracoastal Waterway. Visiting Savannah.   A typical street in Georgia.   Another street...   Having a beer in Savannah.   Walking down the street.   ...
Lasagne on the ICW
2016-04-19 18:50 North   Motoring north on the ICW...   Finally the cold north wind has stopped!   Kristine at the helm.   Sailing vessel Gaia anchored next to us.   Getting a ride from some local fi...
Free beer in Brunswick
2016-04-16 19:03 Visiting a marina   We have now moved our boat from Titusville, Florida to Brunswick, Georgia. We went offshore for a day to gain some distance, and made it to shore just before a strong northernly...
Leaving NASA-land
2016-04-11 19:53 Leaving NASA-land   Aaaand we're off again, after a week at anchor in Titusville. We're now heading for Smyrna. After a night there, we'll go offshore to Brunswick, then follow the ICW further north...
Falcon9
2016-04-09 19:57 Rocket launch party   Yesterday we got to see a live rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX sent up one of their new Falcon9-rockets carrying supplies to the International Sp...
Space history
2016-04-06 20:02 Kennedy Space Center     Today, we visited the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The visitor complex is very touristy, but they have preserved a lot of important space history. It wa...
Titusville
2016-04-04 20:14 Titusville   Another couple of days on the ICW, Florida. We're motoring north. Yesterday we had a pleasant meeting. Suddenly we saw the Norwegian boat "Lucky Strike" on our AIS. We met them first in...
On the road again
2016-03-31 20:21 A rainy day   Driving the Intracoastal Waterway is like driving a car along the highway. Today we had a lot of rain, but it cleared up in the afternoon. We have now pulled up to the side of the road...
Kommandøren
2016-03-30 20:24 Kommandøren   Like nord for Lake Worth, Florida, fekk vi oss ei overrasking i dag. På vår babord side låg gamle KOMMANDØREN fortøyd til kaia!  
Sixteen bridges
2016-03-29 20:26 Where the money piles up   Another day on the Intracoastal Waterway. The ICW is an inshore sea channel that runs from Miami to New York. The channel is dredged, so you can't stray much off course be...
A visit from home
2016-03-28 20:33 A visit from home   We've now had a visit from Kjell Arne's family in Pompano Beach, Florida for almost a week. We anchored Emma in a small bay by the Intracoastal Waterway, and moved into a house t...
Into the channels
2016-03-22 20:44 Into the channels   Today was our first day on the channels of the Intracoastal Waterway. We entered the inlet at Port Everglades, and passed seven bascule bridges on our way north. Whoa! What a pla...
Northwards!
2016-03-22 20:32 It's cold!   We're going in the wrong direction!!  
Anchored in the city
2016-03-20 22:34 Anchored in the city     Today we explored the area around Miami Beach. It was fun and interesting to watch all the different people, cars, shops and buildings in the area. This must be the absolut...
Miami!
2016-03-19 22:45 Miami!   Finally anchored in Miami, after 25 hours from Key West! An ordinary sail with light winds. About forty percent motoring and sixty percent sailing.   We arrived at the port of Miami aroun...
Key West
2016-03-15 22:52 Key West     Welcome to America...    Warming up to St. Patrick's Day.   There's a bar behind there, somewhere.   Walking down the street.   Big cars. Amerrrica.   Downtown Ke...
Cuba -> USA
2016-03-15 22:00 We're in USA!   After 17 hours from Havana, we dropped our anchor in Key West. Clearing in was extremely easy. Not like the horror stories we had heard from others. We celebrated the arrival with th...
Havana!
2016-03-14 23:04 Havana   Three days ago, we arrived at Hemingway Marina, just west of Havana. It was a three days sail (and motoring) from Puerto Vita, the easternmost port of entry. On the way, we experienced ever...
Arrived in Cuba
2016-03-01 18:43 Puerto Vita   We are now in Cuba, in the marina Puerto Vita. We'll probably continue towards Havana tomorrow. It's a 3-4 days long trip.                
Passing Bahamas
2016-02-26 18:48 Greetings from the sea!   We're briefly catching some Internet connection as we pass Bahamas. We're scheduled to arrive in Cuba tomorrow. So far we've had a great sail from Puerto Rico. Some days ...
Last harbour in PR
2016-02-20 19:03 Puerto Real.   This is our last port before departing for Cuba. It is a small fishing village on the SW side of Puerto Rico. Not many people here speak English, and few yachties stop here. When you...