Day 8 โ Last Plane Home ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ท๐ธ๐ฌ๐ก
By the time you are reading this, the Farmont group is waiting for their planes. We will have had gotten out of our rocking beds by a tune that has followed and waked us for the past journey. In no rush and no worry of cleaning up, we will’ve had our breakfast, chewing on yoghurt…
Read MoreDay 7 โ Lamplight in the Midnight Yolk ๐โต๐
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…
Read MoreDay 6 โ Cabin fever ๐๐ง๏ธ๐ฆ๏ธ
It started off with a few of them. A piece of dry cereal would suddenly shift in the bowl, a plop would burst from the morning coffee. Soon, it was tens, hundreds and then thousands – droplets of water descended from the sky, sending the Farmont project group wet and hungry into the bowels of…
Read MoreDay 5 โ O Megista, O Myth, Hello๐๏ธ๐ฟ๐งโโ๏ธ
Tomorrow the Farmont group leaves Kastellorizo… but not before pouring themselves into its every corner. From one end to the other, we melted into the azure waters of the blue cave, we snorkeled in every possible shore and scaled every string of stairs. We felt the tingle of salt as we meandered down along the…
Read MoreDay 4 – Fourth day – Regatto, Yellow Cheese or Parmesan ๐ฌ๐ท๐ฐโฐ๏ธ
Once again we find ourselves on land, but this time under a different name. We made landfall on the docks of Kastellorizo, a Greek island near the Turkish mainland, crowned with a castle on one of its shores. An in-depth exploration was yet to come but after the delicious dinner the group split up into…
Read MoreDay 3 โ Third day – Captain, Civilization Ahoy! ๐
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…
Read MoreDay 2 – Ghost Bays and White Rabbits ๐โตโฐ๏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…
Read MoreDay 1 –ย Budding Sealegs ๐๐ ๐
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…
Read MoreDay 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. …
Read MoreDay 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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