While waiting for Mother of Perl to be completed, we took a cruise among the islands of Western Estonia. The boat is the Johanna Hendrika from the Netherlands.
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| The Owner and Captain of Johanna Hendrika, Tjeerd | Here she is, 75ft under sail. | A view from the bow under sail. |
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| Thomas standing watch. | Gee guys, what's that over there ? | Note the flag of the Netherlands. |
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| Ben and Tjeerd changing a sail. | Johanna Hendrika along the dock at Kihnu Island. | Kristen,Mom and Thomas at the winch. |
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| A favorite harbor and town, Haapsalu | First Mate, Arjian. Well schooled in sailing and recent graduate in Political Science. Taking a break before the job search begins. | A cozy rainy day, from the inside! |
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| Thomas at work (?!) | Kristen at work. | The dining saloon where we ate a fantastic variety of international cuisine prepared by Tjeerd. |
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| Tjeerd's sweet little dinghy with Gretchen and Kristen out for a afternoon sail. | Gretchen in the cockpit. | "Hey Mom, look at this!" |
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| What level is Kristen playing on the Gameboy?, Thomas checks. | Kristen enjoying the summer sun. | Arjian at the wheel. When he was not there he was serving us lunch/tea on deck. |
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| A mis-spell of "customs" reads humorously! | Ben at work - coiling a line. | Signs of former Soviet times. A rusting Russian ship. |
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| Look closely you'll see the Soviet flag on this fishing boat. | A Soviet watch tower. The islands were fairly undisturbed by the Soviet occupation. | Ben's birthday and out last day on J.H. |
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| Kristen and Thomas high in the sky. This is one way to go over the rainbow! | J.H. "Dressed" in honor of Ben's birthday. | A Haapsalu sunset. |
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| An evening sail. | Dusk from aboard J.H. |