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Report 30 – Learning made easy

Report 30: Learning made easy            one film-clip; Irving Johnson – PEKING – 1930,   Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 A-dur op. 92 (~9min),…

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Report 31 – Thanks from ,Commandante’ and the river trip to Rosario

Part IV: Journey home from February to May 1956 Report 31: Thanks from ,Commandante’ and the river trip to Rosario   We were quickly relieved…

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Report 32 – Finally: Gauchos, Assado and Carnival in Buenos Aires

Report 32: Finally: Gauchos, Assado and Carnival in Buenos Aires Anyway as everything was supposed to go very quickly in Rosario, the hatches were full,…

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Report 33 – Mayday for a Troop of Penguins

Report 33: Mayday for a Troop of Penguins PAMIR 1930 and LvB [13] With brisk northeast wind blowing, we had left the Rio de La…

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Report 34 – Lookout on the forecastle and on the yards

Report 34: Lookout on the forecastle and on the yards Yesterday will be unforgettable to me. There were two events. One just after midnight and…

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Report 35 – Grain feeds the man

 Report 35: Grain feeds the man How that happened is a mystery to us. We had crossed the equator days ago, but were still close…

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Report 36 – A waterspout for the Third

Report 36: A waterspout for the Third PAMIR 1930 and LvB [15] The third officer, let’s call him Wotan Streit was when it came to…

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Report 37 – Movies on widescreen sails

Report 37: Movies on widescreen sails What we did not know was that both of our numerous Christmas guests were pitted against each other. Never…

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Report 38 – Sputnik coming up

Report 38: Sputnik coming up PAMIR 1930 and LvB [16+17] On this trip, we sailed a north-eastern course. The Bermuda Triangle probably still stuck to…

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Report 39 – Falmouth

Report 39: Falmouth Today it is quite late, but this day, I have to document immediately, otherwise I might forget something important. We finally got…

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