We have now reached Langkawi, a paradise off the coast of Malaysia, and this is where our journey on board Artemis will end. The Houthis attacks, the conflict in the Red Sea and the entire situation in the Middle East is escalating and, since we cannot find a boat insurance that will insure us after the Maldives, we have made the decision to offer our Artemis for sale here in Langkawi.
We have crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific together, made a brief detour into the Southern Ocean in Tasmania and have now arrived in the Indian Ocean. We have traveled to five continents, met friendly, helpful people everywhere and made friends for life. With 34350 nautical miles behind us we have sailed a distance equal to one and a half circumnavigations, but in reality we only made it three quarters of the way. The last six and a half years were fantastic and we enjoyed them to the full. Nobody can take away our experiences and our impressions and we are happy and grateful for this adventure.
Now a new chapter begins in our lives and we look forward to seeing our family and friends and are looking forward to work, life on land and, of course, new challenges.
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Oh what a shame that you can’t sail back to Scotland, or were-ever your end goal was.
But you’re right. It’s getting nasty down there.
I am sad to see your adventure coming to an end. It has been great fun following your progression.
We would love to see you here in Umbria when you get back to Europe and ‘normal’ life – if anything can be normal after what you have been through.
Thanks. There are a lot more adventures waiting. And Umbria is a nice cycle ride from Allgäu. See you there.
Many thanks for your story and your kindnesses along the way. I am inspired, at least to the extent that I will paint my canoe.
Let’s hope sanity will prevail across the world and sailing trips will always be possible.
A great adventure vicariously enjoyed.
Good luck with the next one.
And it was great to have you along as our “guardian angel”.
We have no idea what we would have done when COVID hit without you to interface with the various government agencies.
Thank you
Respekt!! und grossen Dank, dass ihr uns mitgenommen habt. Und jetzt Skifaaahrn.