Vi har vært på Filippinene i litt over 3 uker og vi er veldig nære ved å sjøsette Vaka Hop’e! Vi har overkomt mange utfordringer og problemer, blandt annet bygd et nytt skott for eine skroget, men ett problem gjenstår og vi kan ikkje sjøsette før dette er løyst: Motoren virker ikkje. Men først, et […]
Month: januar 2024
Two weeks of boat work
The unveiling of the Vaka Hop’e went better than feared. Other than it being a little dirty and having small ecosystems growing in some places, it looked great! I was optimistic that we would have few problems in preparation for launching. Before leaving the boat I had written a little list of things to fix […]
Reunited again
We arrive in the pouring rain to the Vaka Hop’e. She’s standing just where I left her 9 months earlier. It’s been quite the journey to get here, flying from the Solomon Islands to Australia to assemble the team, then via Malaysia to the Philippines, where we take another domestic flight to Davao. I have […]