August 8th 2011, Halmstad – Europa
I’m Fraser, today I arrived, slightly later than planned - due to Ryanair not flying on a Sunday from Scotland to Sweden - but I made it just in time for lunch. So many people to meet, so I haven’t quite learned every name yet but I’m sure I will get there. The afternoon was spent around Halmstad bay in the ‘Parade of Sails’ where all the ships show off their impressive repertoire of sails, Europa of course looking fine and beautiful. Most ships have moved onto the next port but we returned to Halmstad to go on a short tour of the city. Our local trainee crewmates took us to some historical city sights as well as some local graffiti parks and youth centres. It’s a quiet, unassuming kind of city but a very pleasant one. Unfortunately the weather has been pretty terrible, fairly typical of this part of Sweden we’ve been told, but who cares? The worse the weather, the better the sailing! Dinner saw me have two massive helpings of meat, stew-like vegetables and rice. You could say the food is rather good. I’ll learn more about the sails and the ropes tomorrow when we head off, and perhaps be-friend the ship’s dog. I should probably learn his/her name!
I am Miguel and I am from Portugal. I live in Sintra, a beautiful town surround by nature and lots of monuments with interesting stories to tell. Note: in Sintra we have good sweets (don’t forget these names: Travesseiros and Queijadas).
Before I was on board I visited London and after that I went to Copenhagen, both with a large diversity of cultural and enthusiastic places and people to meet.
I have been on board since yesterday (7th August) and I am loving this amazing adventure. Why? I will explain. The crew are really friendly and we help each other every moment of everyday. The meals on board are excellent, and the beds and the boat, I can describe in just three words - very very good.
I have seen many beautiful tall ships; it seems I am in the middle of Pirates of Caribbean movie. It is awesome.
Today (8th August) I tried lots of things on board, such as pulling the ropes, tying some knots and washing the floor. In conclusion, I have started to try the real life on board. More one thing, we walked trough Halmstad with great tourist guides (the Swedish crew).
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