Day 7 โ€“ Lamplight in the Midnight Yolk ๐ŸŒŠโ›ต๐ŸŒ 

While daytime is most often the period that the Farmont project group enjoys the sailing, it is the night time that the true magic comes out. The stars finally reveal themselves out of the usual light pollution, islands descend into deep cobalt darkness and the water follows its now lunar counterpart by donning a more…

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Day 3 โ€“ Third day – Captain, Civilization Ahoy! ๐ŸŒŠ

The third day was all about speed – we have been from bay to bay since the start of our journey, and we have started forgetting what solid ground felt like beneath our feet. This day, the Farmont project group not only experienced the bobbing and undulations of the sea but also the the speed…

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Day 2 – Ghost Bays and White Rabbits ๐ŸŒŠโ›ตโ›ฐ๏ธ

The journey continues… With blue waters under and clear skies over the Farmont project group finds themselves en route towards a small hidden “ghost” bay. Today, the morning was started with the first of many presentations intended to expand the passengers’ worldviews, “Gender inequality” by Emily. We enjoyed the views of the Turkish shoreline, bathed…

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Day 1 –ย  Budding Sealegs ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒ…๐ŸŒŠ

A new day dawns and with it the newest Farmont project group sails out. Exiting Antalya aboard the Marleen are five young students from all across Europe. For the following ten days they will cruise next to the shores of Turkey and Greece, sharing food, experiences and each other’s company. The actual horizon will not…

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Day 8 – The Boat Cleaners

Five friends on a boat in the Turkish sun,   After ten days of sailing, the trip nearly done.   They grab brushes and buckets, roll up their sleeves,   Laughing together as they clean up the leaves.   Someone turns on the music, their voices start to sing,   As they scrub off the salt, their joy takes wing.  …

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Day 7 – Sunken city

Today we sailed by the sunken city as we left Kos, through both Greek and Turkish waters. We learned how to sail the boat and learned more about the direction of the winds.  We stayed the night at a bay and before dinner at land, we went for a swim. As the summer school is…

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