4 weeks Dodecanese
4 weeks on the Eigen One are now over. I got off the boat yesterday. Carlos, Dario, Simon, Annie and Manuel were fellow sailors for a while. We actually didn't sail that much....
Back on the water
After the first hotel was a flop, I moved. On the day of arrival I booked something new for the next day. In the city. At the marina. And with a rooftop pool. It was the right...
Relaxing by the pool...that was the plan.
A week in Athens is coming up. I've decided on a 4-star hotel a little outside the city, as I've already explored Athens extensively several times. A week of relaxing by the...
Back to Europe
On May 5th, I finally hand over Shelly in the morning and say goodbye to Elena and Connie with Millie and Tilly. I have a 14-hour flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi ahead of me. My...
The last 4000km with Shelly
It was not possible to sell my car in Perth because I had a New South Wales registration. Re-registering it in Western Australia would have been expensive and time-consuming. So...
Back to Perth
Within 2 days I am back from Exmouth to Perth. are actually 'only' 1300km, but it took 18 hours to drive. Bad roads, some gas stops because the car is quite thirsty. Then you...
Of beautiful and not so beautiful
It continues. Dune sites with motor enthusiasts, off-road drivers who indulge their passion in these very dunes, alternate with camps in national parks. Breathtaking landscapes,...
Perth and continue with Lena
On March 22nd I checked into an AirnB. I wanted to see Perth and Rottnest Island, wash, make a few improvements to the car, without having to set up and take down the tent every...
After rain comes sunshine again. ..and wild life
Bremen Bay. Planned as a short break from the daily tent setup and dismantling, just go to the beach for a few hours. So far a good plan. Only the weather was different. It was...
Zero dweller
I contacted Johanna and Saskia via a Facebook group. They had the same route as me and on 4.3. we met in Ceduna to drive together through the Nullarbor. It fit right away and so...
Magnificent views
At 5:30 a.m. I set off on the long march that would take me to the 12 apostles at sunrise. It quickly became clear that it was going to be strenuous; soft dune sand doesn't work...
It will
I first spent 2 days at Lake Hume, on a beautiful complex with a pool and lake. Had to calm down first. That was possible here. The place was almost empty. I have the meadow for...
Plan B
We set off from Kangaroo Island to sail to Adelaide. With a stopover because we didn't want to arrive at the port at night. Some repairs were needed and the underwater hull...
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island is located off the mainland of South Australia, northwest of Adelaide. Over a third of the island is a nature reserve and home to native wildlife such as sea...
Detour to Melbourne
On January 29th We drove to Melbourne in a rental car. K. had to get a few things for the boat, I went sightseeing and took care of my camera. I found a company that cleaned my...
From Refuge Cove to Apollo Bay
On January 20th Things continued as planned. The destination was Refuge Cove. Another night trip. After 18 hours we dropped anchor. We actually got there earlier, but had to...
From Eden to Lakes Entrance
We left Bermagui on January 12th. set off for Eden. There we met up with Gavin, who helped me 4 years ago by giving me a lift to Canbarra. The next day we had an appointment...
Hafentag in Bermagui
Bermagui is notorious for its harbor entrance. Very narrow and at low tide you still have 1m to the bottom in places with our draft of 2m. If there are also waves, things can...
It's starting!
After the previous owners said goodbye to the boat for longer than expected, we set sail on January 5th, 2024. Put it down, do 3 laps because the gas station is busy, and off...
Silvester in der Sydney Harbour Bay
In the morning around 11 I set off from Manly towards Sydney. A short walk, onto the ferry and 30 minutes later I was standing at Circular Quai, right next to the opera house....
Manly
Manly is an incredibly beautiful coastal town, you can reach Sydney in 20 minutes by ferry, right by the Operahouse. My daughter Elena lives here in Manly. Until we can take...
Off to Sydney
The journey starts from Frankfurt on December 18th, 2023. I'm there with my sister Birgit on December 17th. drove to Frankfurt so as not to risk missing the plane the next day...
Farewell
Saying goodbye is such a thing. In my case, farewell means departure. Long prepared and longed for. A reason for joy. But it also means feeling a loved one one last time for a...
Who I am
My name is Andrea Huntemann and was born on August 8th, 1968 in Wildeshausen. At the age of 21, after training as a medical assistant, I moved to the Black Forest near Freiburg....
There Plan
In 2017, my sister gave me a book in which circumnavigators tell their stories. They are sometimes more, sometimes less experienced, and have had good and bad experiences. But...